World Elephant Day: Inside The Lives Of India's Gentle Giants
Every August 12, the world pauses to honour its gentle giants — elephants — and renew the fight to protect them from poaching, shrinking forests and cruelty
A herd of wild elephants, including calves, rests at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
A herd of wild elephants stops traffic while crossing a national highway on a rainy day as they head towards the forest, in Alipurduar, West Bengal, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A personnel sprays water to bathe elephants on the World Elephant Day, in Shivamogga, Karnataka, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A herd of wild elephants, including calves, near a water body at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
Wild elephants walk under the shade of trees at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Kunal Patil
People take elephant rides at Amer Fort, in Jaipur, Tuesday, Aug, 11, 2026. | Photo: PTI
Elephants stand inside their enclosure, at National Zoological Park, in New Delhi, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. | Photo: PTI/Kamal Kishore
Minister for Implementation of Assam Accord Atul Bora bottle-feeds an elephant calf during his visit to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) at Borjuri near Kaziranga National Park, in Golaghat district of Assam, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. | Photo: PTI
A man feeds an elephant as it moves along the road with its mahout, in Rajkot, Gujarat, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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