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Sunday, December 29, 2013

ELEPHANTS FESTIVAL IN NEPAL-2013

ELEPHANTS FESTIVAL
 IN NEPAL-2013

The International Elephant Festival is in its ninth year in Nepal’s Chitwan region.Elephants were honored in Nepal this week during a yearly festival in which the massive animals partake in events like a foot race and soccer match.Now in its ninth year, the International Elephant Festival has become increasingly popular with locals and tourists, the Telegraph reports.The event started Wednesday and ended Friday in Nepal’s Chitwan region.A referee gives instructions to a mahout during an exhibition soccer match played by elephants on the final day of the Elephant Race event at Sauraha in Chitwan, Nepal.An elephant kicks a ball while playing in an exhibition soccer match during the final day of the Elephant Race event at Sauraha in Chitwan, about 170 km (106 miles) south of Kathmandu.
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 Elephants play an exhibition soccer match during the final day of the Elephant Race event at Sauraha in Chitwan, about 170 km (106 miles) south of Kathmandu December 28, 2012. Elephants and mahouts from Chitwan participated in the Elephant Race event which involved elephants playing an exhibition soccer match and taking part in various other sporting activities. The event began on Wednesday and ends on Friday.

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