Asian Elephants: Culture, Conflict And Co-Existence
MYSORE, INDIA, OCTOBER 5, 2022: The final day of the Mysore Dasara, a festival of culture in the state of Karnataka and the only state festival in India where elephants are used. Mysore Dasara is a Royal Festival that celebrates the victory of truth over evil that lasts 10 days. 12 Dasara elephants march on the procession route from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap twice a day. These elephants are considered the pride of the state. The elephants used in the Mysore Dasara are all capture elephants, they usually live in Dubare Elephant camp and form a vital part of a Forestry services team that captures wild rogue elephants and and breaks them down until they integrate into Dubare or another elephant camp. Many of these captive elephants were once part of the timber industry or they have been captured themselves, or they were calf victims of human/ elephant conflict and grew up in an elephant camp. Karnataka does not allow private ownership of elephants and the elephants are the property of the Forest Department. The Mysore Dasara attracts huge crowds, and it is essential that the elephants involved can remain calm in these circumstances and obey orders from their experienced mahouts. (Photo by Brent Stirton/Getty Images)
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