Introduction

The Elephant Festival in Jaipur begins with a procession of elephants, camels and horses , who are followed by lively folk dancers. The history of the brilliant Elephant festival in Jaipur may be traced to the Buddhist Jataka stories that mention an ancient Elephant festival known as Hastimangala. Most of the elephants that take part in the Elephant festival in Jaipur are females and are decorated with utmost care and precision by their respective mahouts.