This footage is a poignant celebration of the cultural, practical, and ceremonial roles elephants play, weaving together daily life and grand parades to honor their enduring importance in the ...

The BBC team had arrived in India a few days before the biggest day of Bhumi’s life. Jain worshippers and ceremonial elephants had walked for days to attend her diksha, or initiation ritual.

The 10-day annual festival at Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple concluded on Wednesday with the ceremonial Arat.

Still, this elephant model is a lifesize and lifelike mechanical replica rolled out in India as an alternative to the highly sensitive and endangered animals used for religious festivals in Hindu ...