Elephants took part in a penalty shootout competition at Nepal's annual Elephant and Tourism Festival in Sauraha, drawing large crowds. The event aims to boost tourism, promote elephant conservation and showcase cultural programmes over three days.
Elephant calves accompanied by their mothers while the grown-up ones driven by their Mahouts rounded up at the open ground of touristic town of Sauraha. It's their day off and they've come for a picnic.
The charm of the Elephant Festival has returned in Sauraha, a touristic town in the centre of southern Terai, as herd of tuskers has taken to the street after being halted for three consecutive years due to the COVID pandemic.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 30 (ANI): Nepalis on Monday took part in the 16th edition of Elephant Festival which aims to bring humans closer with elephants, encourage wildlife protection and conservation, and promote tourism in the region.
Chitwan [Nepal], Dec. 31 (ANI): A Beauty contests and polo races were the highlight of a five-day annual elephant festival that started on Tuesday in Chitwan, Nepal.