Elephant Festival, Jaipur

The Elephant Festival is held every year during February and March in Jaipur and is among the prominent fairs and festivals of Jaipur. As is evident, elephants are the center of attention in the festival and are cleaned thoroughly, painted with bright colors, and draped in jewelry. Large anklets are placed on their gigantic feet. Their torsos are decorated with motifs and ornamental rugs are placed on their backs. The ears of these gigantic pachyderms are fitted with earrings. Their tusks are fitted with circular bracelets and rings made of silver. Mahouts manning these elephants are dressed to detail as well.

The Rajsthan festival offers the chance to observe lavishly decorated pachyderms. The festival is run by Rajasthan Tourism, and it takes place in the Jaipur Polo fields. In Indian civilization, elephants have always held a particular place. A renowned Indian god with an elephant head is called Lord Ganesha. Elephants have gained popularity in Rajasthani fairs mostly because of the appeal of Lord Ganesha.