Elephant Procession

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said a caste census was essential if one supported reservations as the exercise would help fix the quota process for different sections of society.

Three weeks ahead of Oscar night, Kartiki Gonsalves talks about the process and purpose of The Elephant Whisperers

Seventeen people were injured in Sri Lanka when two elephants ran amok at a religious festival, police said.

Much has been said about their fabled memory, but it took video footage of a "funeral procession" taken out by a herd of elephants to make netizens realise that humans are not the only creatures capable of displaying complex emotions such as grief and longing.

Perhaps what this recent video can teach us is to stop only seeing ourselves and our issues as the centre of the world and understand that everyone of us shares a space with every other non human animal on this the living planet.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and newly-elected deputy speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly Kripanath Mallah fell off an elephant during a procession organised by his supporters.

Mahavir Jayanti 2018 is one of the most important religious festivals of Jains and its celebrations include huge processions, which may feature elephants, horses, chariots, drummers and chanters.

Mysuru's big Vijayadashami procession - which starts at the Amba Vilas palace and winds its way through the city - was held on Tuesday. Before the procession began, people in their thousands lined the streets of Mysuru in anticipation of the Jamboo Savari or the elephant procession - a tradition that goes back centuries.

Curtains came down on the traditional 11-day Dussehra festivities Mysuru today, with an impressive "jumbo savari" (procession of caparisoned elephants) witnessed by tens of thousands amidst rain, marking the grand finale.

Colourful processions accompanied by caparisoned elephants along with floats and folk dance performances set to traditional music on Sunday marked the 'Athachamayam' celebrations, heralding the start of the 10-day 'Onam' festivities in Kerala.

Amid report of an elephant from Assam being stranded in Bangladesh after being washed away in the strong currents of Brahmaputra river, an international animal protection body has appealed to External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to expedite the process of its return.

One woman was killed and another injured when a temple elephant went out of control during a temple procession in Maharashtra on Saturday. The incident took place in Pali village of Satara District, during a procession to celebrate the regionally popular Khandoba festival. Three lakh people were part of the procession and many had a lucky escape.

Thousands of people on Saturday thronged the cultural capital of Karnataka to witness the grand finale of the Dusshera festival in Mysore, as the famous victory procession of caparisoned elephants (jamboo savari) passed through main roads from the illuminated royal palace to Bannimantap ground across the city, amid tight security.

Parading of a wounded elephant in the annual inter-state Navaratri idol procession which began from Thakkale in Kerala-Tamil Nadu border on Sunday, has triggered a controversy with animal rights campaigners holding that it was an act of cruelty to the animal.

Parading of a wounded elephant in the annual inter-state Navaratri idol procession which began from Thakkale in Kerala-Tamil Nadu border on Sunday, has triggered a controversy with animal rights campaigners holding that it was an act of cruelty to the animal.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said a caste census was essential if one supported reservations as the exercise would help fix the quota process for different sections of society.

Three weeks ahead of Oscar night, Kartiki Gonsalves talks about the process and purpose of The Elephant Whisperers

Seventeen people were injured in Sri Lanka when two elephants ran amok at a religious festival, police said.

Much has been said about their fabled memory, but it took video footage of a "funeral procession" taken out by a herd of elephants to make netizens realise that humans are not the only creatures capable of displaying complex emotions such as grief and longing.

Perhaps what this recent video can teach us is to stop only seeing ourselves and our issues as the centre of the world and understand that everyone of us shares a space with every other non human animal on this the living planet.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator and newly-elected deputy speaker of the Assam Legislative Assembly Kripanath Mallah fell off an elephant during a procession organised by his supporters.

Mahavir Jayanti 2018 is one of the most important religious festivals of Jains and its celebrations include huge processions, which may feature elephants, horses, chariots, drummers and chanters.

Mysuru's big Vijayadashami procession - which starts at the Amba Vilas palace and winds its way through the city - was held on Tuesday. Before the procession began, people in their thousands lined the streets of Mysuru in anticipation of the Jamboo Savari or the elephant procession - a tradition that goes back centuries.

Curtains came down on the traditional 11-day Dussehra festivities Mysuru today, with an impressive "jumbo savari" (procession of caparisoned elephants) witnessed by tens of thousands amidst rain, marking the grand finale.

Colourful processions accompanied by caparisoned elephants along with floats and folk dance performances set to traditional music on Sunday marked the 'Athachamayam' celebrations, heralding the start of the 10-day 'Onam' festivities in Kerala.

Amid report of an elephant from Assam being stranded in Bangladesh after being washed away in the strong currents of Brahmaputra river, an international animal protection body has appealed to External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj to expedite the process of its return.

One woman was killed and another injured when a temple elephant went out of control during a temple procession in Maharashtra on Saturday. The incident took place in Pali village of Satara District, during a procession to celebrate the regionally popular Khandoba festival. Three lakh people were part of the procession and many had a lucky escape.

Thousands of people on Saturday thronged the cultural capital of Karnataka to witness the grand finale of the Dusshera festival in Mysore, as the famous victory procession of caparisoned elephants (jamboo savari) passed through main roads from the illuminated royal palace to Bannimantap ground across the city, amid tight security.

Parading of a wounded elephant in the annual inter-state Navaratri idol procession which began from Thakkale in Kerala-Tamil Nadu border on Sunday, has triggered a controversy with animal rights campaigners holding that it was an act of cruelty to the animal.

Parading of a wounded elephant in the annual inter-state Navaratri idol procession which began from Thakkale in Kerala-Tamil Nadu border on Sunday, has triggered a controversy with animal rights campaigners holding that it was an act of cruelty to the animal.