Elephant Festival

 

Elephant Festival is an annual event organized by Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. 

Time of celebration

It is organized in the city of Jaipur during Holi festival. To be precise a day before Holi is fixed for this festival, 

Basically the festival is celebrated to publicize about the significance of the magnificent animal Elephant. Gracefully decorated elephants are paraded on this day, later an elephant fight is conducted which thrills the watchers. In the customary parade the aura of stately Rajasthan is presented with parading of Chariots, Caparisoned Elephants, Camels, Horses, Palanquins and Cannons. Mostly female elephants participate in the festival, many elephant races, beauty contest for the elephants etc. are organized which excite people. The most attractive part of the programme is the elephant polo match, where players with red or yellow turban sitting on the elephants try scoring goals with long sticks and a big plastic ball.    

How to reach at Elephant festival

 

By air :

 Jaipur International Airport which is located 13 km away from Jaipur is the nearest airport located in the southern suburb of Sanganer.

 By road : 

Jaipur has well road connectivity with withing state cities and other major cities in the country. You can use any type of transport (Bus, Rickshaw, Jaipur Taxi) to reach the nearest stations.

 By train :

Jaipur has good rail connectivity with almost most of the main cities in the country.