Voice for Asian Elephants Society
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25th October 2018
Caparisoned Elephants: Sad Faces of Temple Festivals in Kerala
Kerala—the tropical strip of a state in India’s south with its alluring palm-fringed beaches, lush rainforests, mountain ridged valleys, tranquil backwaters, exotic Ayurveda, and rolling hillside plantations—is, by all means, God’s own Country. Yet, the most abiding image of the landscape is the sad faces of the caparisoned temple elephants.