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why a 5 headed elephant?

Indra (alias Sakra) and Sachi Riding the five-headed Divine Elephant Airavata,

Folio from a Jain text, Panchakalyanaka (Five Auspicious Events in the Life of Jina Rishabhanatha [Adinatha]), circa 1670-1680, Painting in LACMA museum, originally from Amber, Rajasthan