Glimpses of Elephant Festival in Sauraha

Posted on: December 28, 2015

The popular tourist festival – Elephant Festival is taking place in Sauraha from Dec 26, 2015 to promote tourism in Nepal. Five foreign groups has taken part in the  international elephant race championship. Among a total of 20 groups, 15 are from Nepal. The elephant race and the football are the highlights of the event. Here are few glimpses of the festival :

An elephants trying to eat bananas placed on the table during the 12th international Elephant football festival in Chitwan, Nepal on Monday, December 28, 2015. Photo: Skanda Gautam

Feet and trunk of an elephant being decorated for a beauty contest during the 12th International Elephant football festival in Chitwan, Nepal on Monday, December 28, 2015. Photo: Skanda Gautam

An elephant takes a bath at Rapti River in Chitwan, Nepal on Monday, December 28, 2015. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT

A mahout bathes an elephant at Rapti River in Chitwan, Nepal on Monday, December 28, 2015. Photo: Skanda Gautam

A woman tourist riding on elephant back gets water splashes at Rapti River in Chitwan district on Monday, December 28, 2015. Photo: Skanda Gautam

A baby elephant hides beneath his mother at the Elephant Breeding Centre in Chitwan, Nepal on Monday, December 28, 2015. Photo: Skanda Gautam

A ten-year-old elephant tries to walk beside his mother at the Elephant Breeding Centre in Chitwan, Nepal on Monday, December 28, 2015. Photo: Skanda Gautam

Source : The Himalayan Times