This little guy was chowing down at the elephant buffet table.
The elephants put on a display of their footwork during the Surin Elephant Festival's main event.
This elephant got points for style, but he wasn't very good at hitting the mark!
These Thai ladies had their snacks requisitioned by the overly friendly elephants during the Surin Elephant Festival.
Local girls performing Thai traditional dance in front of one of the many elephant-themed floats.
Over 300 elephants performed for a packed audience at the annual Surin Elephant Festival in Thailand.
Every year in late November a gathering of massive proportions takes place in the otherwise sleepy town of Surin, Thailand. Hundreds of elephants and their mahouts from all over the kingdom gather to parade, perform, and feast.
Over 300 elephants marched down the streets of Surin for the annual Elephant Festival.
The elephant orhpahange at Kegalla provides care and protection to the many baby elephants found in the jungle without their mothers. Be there in the afternoon to watch the heard wander through the town to the nearby river where they bathe, wallow and play for a few hours before heading home.
Vela : To invoke the blessings of the Goddess, the people of Madapallur conduct a festival every year.