{"id":12616,"date":"2012-07-14T12:52:23","date_gmt":"2012-07-14T20:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?p=12616"},"modified":"2025-08-23T11:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:59:06","slug":"elephant-festival-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/elephant-festival-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Parade of Elephants in India (11 Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/elephant-festival-in-india\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12618\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-001.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-001-550x412.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEach year in the Indian city of Jaipur helds an elephant festival &#8211; One of the brightest and most colorful festivals in India. The hosts of elephants in every way they dress up and paints them, hoping to win the competition &#8220;The most beautiful elephant.&#8221; The festival is accompanied by a parade of elephants, with different games and their participation, where you can buy everything. Here is a selection of photos made at this festival in different years.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12619\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12619\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12619\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-002.jpg 726w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-002-550x681.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12620\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12620\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"686\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-003.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-003-550x381.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12621\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12621\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12621\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-004.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-004-550x733.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12622\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12622\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12622\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-005.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-005-550x733.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12623\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12623\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12623\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-006.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-006-550x412.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12624\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12624\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12624\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-007.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-007.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-007-550x822.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12625\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12625\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"659\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12625\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-008.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-008-550x366.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12626\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12626\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"860\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12626\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-009.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-009-550x477.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12627\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"900\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12627\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-010.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12628\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12628\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12628\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funcage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Elephant-Festival-in-India-011.jpg 990w, 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