Jain Mandir
Elephant Festival
A point of interest featured in Colourful Festivals of Jaipur Guidelet.
A option in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Why Go: The Elephant Festival is an annual event held every year at Jaipur around February or March. Elephants are washed, painted and groomed in all finery for the elephant festival. They are painted with traditional Indian motifs with gold embroidered velvet rugs on their backs along with silver and gold plated Howdahs. Their feet are decorated with large anklets decked with bells. Elephants have always held an important place in the Indian society, Lord Ganesha, the Hindu God with the head of an elephant is regarded as the master of all ceremonies and happy beginnings.
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