Mahoot and boys on decorated elephants at a roadside festival, Kerala State, India, Asia

Percussion players at a welcoming performance of Gajah Krumpyung (fake elephant and traditional music instrument), Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Welcoming performance of Gajah Krumpyung (fake elephant and traditional music instrument), Sondakan district, Solo (Surakarta), Java island, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Elephants parade (Loxodonta africana), Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Elephants parade (Loxodonta africana), Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Floral float decorated with elephants and umbrellas, Festival of Flowers, Chiang Mai, Thailand

An elephant leads procession of huge chariot outside Sri Ranganathaswami Temple, Srirangam, Near Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

Perahera, Sri Lanka, Asia

Captive Asiatic elephants (Elephas maximus maximus) preparing for the Navam Maha Perahera, Victoria Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Float at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guruvayur, elephant center, training for the temple parade, Kerala, India, Asia

Ceremonial elephant in the Navam Maha Perahera, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Float at Loi Krathong festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guruvayur, elephant center, training for the temple parade, Kerala, India, Asia

Elephant parade, Rose Garden, near Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guruvayur, elephant center, training for the temple parade, Kerala, India, Asia

Crowds watch elephants in town in Kerala state, India, Asia

Herd of elephants crossing desert

The Parade of Elephants and the back of Double Arch framed by Cove Arch in Arches National Park, Moab, Utah.

Elephant parade, near Sree Sastha Temple, Arattupuzha Pooram festival, near Thrissur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Decorated elephant, Mahout riding under sunshade, Elephant Festival Parade, Ban Viengkeo, Hongsa, Xaignabouri Province, Sayaburi, Xayaburi or Sainyabuli, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Theravada Buddhism, elephants and tourists, Buddhist monks watching parade, Elephant Festival, Ban Viengkeo, Hongsa, Xaignabouri Province, Sayaburi, Xayaburi or Sainyabuli, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia