This story appears in the August 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The royalty of India—Hindu and Muslim—understood long ago that power was best wielded from the back of an elephant.

During a trip to India in 2013, she saw elephants for the ... Getty Images Millions visit Thirussur to see an elephant parade Apparently Lakshmi had taken food from her mahout (an elephant's ...

A controversial elephant in the southern Indian state of Kerala is back in ... "The committee was set up and it was decided to parade Ramachandran just twice a month. Subsequently, a government ...

The show was in its 90th year in 1960, and this publicity stunt involved 20 Indian elephants parading through downtown from their railroad cars to the new Sports Arena, which doubles as a big top ...

KOCHI: With the Vrischikolsavam of Tripunithura Sree Poornathrayeesa temple all set to commence on Friday, restrictions ...

An amicus curiae, appointed by the Kerala High Court, has recommended prohibiting the use of elephants in private events and restricting their participation to religious festivals. The report ...

The parading of elephants should be restricted to festivals at temples, churches or mosques, the report said. Additionally, no permission should be granted to parade an elephant that is sick ...

Kerala High Court upholds 3m distance rule for elephants in festival parades, strict compliance ordered, case to be heard Thursday.