A shop display advertising "Mahout" cigarettes features prominently in the background of the "rain dance" sequence of the famous 1952 Gene Kelly film Singin' in the Rain.
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Elefantasia, for information on mahouts living and working in Laos
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The word "mahout" also features in the lyrics of the song "Drop the Pilot", by Joan Armatrading.
It is poorly maintained and presently houses a training school for Papans (Mahout).
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