Charles Fréger,
a French photographer, travels the world to reveal to his audiences
great mysteries. In the past, we've seen his depictions of the Wild Men of Europe--costumed
representations of a folklore stock character. In 2013, he attended and
photographed an elephant festival in Jaipur, India. The
Daliy Telegraph reports:
The
elephants are decorated specially for the festival, their hides painted
bright colours, ears adorned with dangling jewels, anklets decked with
bells, and tusks decorated with gold and silver rings. Their mahouts
dress up in brocade jackets and brightly coloured turbans.
For
every other day of the year the elephants are working animals.
Traditionally bred and trained for heavy forest work, nowadays they
carry tourists up to the Amber Palace, a 12-mile round trip from Jaipur.
They are dressed and painted for weddings and special ceremonies, and
of course for the festival.
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