Kaziranga Elephant Festival Explained
| Kaziranga Elephant Festival |
| Location: | Kaziranga
Assam |
| First: | 2002 |
| Date: | February |
| Frequency: | annual |
The Kaziranga Elephant Festival is a yearly elephant festival held in the Kaziranga National Park of Assam for the conservation and protection of Asiatic elephant. The festival is jointly organised by the Forest Department and Tourism Department of Assam to highlight, and find ways to resolve, the increasing man-elephant conflict.[1] [2] [3] Hundreds of domestic Asiatic elephants, decorated from head to toe, participate in the festival. They take part in a parade, races, football and dance, earning praises from the spectators.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Elephant Festival. North East India. 21 February 2010. 6 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100306031908/http://www.north-east-india.com/assam/elephant-festival.html. dead.
- Web site: Elephant Festival – A Lifetime opportunity . Incredible Northeast India . 21 February 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218055402/http://www.incredible-northeastindia.com/assam-north-east-india/elephant-festival-assam.html . 18 February 2010 .
- Web site: Elephant Festival. Bharat Online. 21 February 2010.
