how to take an elephant for a ride

anaimalai is the highest mountains and animudi is the highest peak on south india.- toddabetta is wrongly claimed as the highest

well there is a forest - reserve wildlife snatuary called top slip and above that is a dam called parambikulam

it is my favourite place to go for peace.

real wilderness will nourish your soul. you got to go there to believe it.

• The terrain here is thickly wooded hills, plateaus, deep valleys and rolling grasslands.
• Altitude ranges from 340m to 2,510m and annual rainfall varies between 800 mm to 4500 mm .
• Both southwest and northeast monsoons occur here.
• . The area is drained by several perennial and semi-perennial river systems like the Kallar and Sholaiar rivers
• contains man-made reservoirs such as Aliar and Thirumurthy.

the elephant ride

perhaps when i went there i always opted for the elephant ride. not until i saw how they were conditioned.

1. the elephant will be taken to a river
2. will be beaten with sticks and chains to lie down
3. when the elephant lies down they are washed
4. then the saddle is tied around
5. then they have to carry you against their wishes
6. most of the times in terrains which are too very slippery

poor elephants

if you watch it happen you will neve take an elephant ride