This picture was shot at the Albert Hall Museum during the “Travel to My Elephant” Exhibition for Wordless Wednesday. It is organized by Elephant Parade. Travel to My Elephant is a fundraising event organized in India every year by a UK-based company and involves travel across India in painted auto-rickshaws with the aim of raising awareness on saving elephants. It is organized in a manner similar to the famous and epic – Rickshaw Run by another UK-based company. You can read more about this event in the post-Elephant Parade in India.
The guard is looking at me as I compose this picture. These elephants are large-sized models and have been painted by some renowned artists of India.
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Elephants are our national pride…they should definitely be protected.
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I do agree but I feel such events are dressed as charity and fund raising for a cause whereas they are money making organisations. I wonder how a rickshaw race will help conserve elephants? For that we need real efforts and not these sort of events.
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Such colourful paintings! Hadn’t heard of this before! thanks for sharing.
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Yes Divsi, if someone loves art, he or she should not miss them.
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they look beautiful, Arv. Do you know what they are made from? Papier mache?
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Mick these elephants are quite beautiful. I don’t know if it justifies a complete post so posted a picture. These elephants are made out of some sort of fibre.
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I’m sure they would be worth a post!
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Thanks, Mick. Let me see if I can make one.
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Lovely shot and a great initiative.
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Thanks Fiona 😊
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Quite commendable these UK organizations are doing to protect the elephants, Arv!
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I’m not sure if they are actually contributing anything towards the cause. Many such organisations are actually collecting huge sum of money but donating only a miniscule percentage of towards listed cause. They create huge publicity in media whereas in reality they are for profit organisations. Personally, I don’t trust such events.
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Thank you for the clarification, dear Arv! Here in Canada too we have to be careful where our donations are going. Some pretend to help poor country with much needed supplies. But much is eaten up by so-called administrative costs. Thanks again for the clarification!
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Thanks for the input, Peter. I’m more worried about the “for-profit” organizations which try to garner money by sympathy! Tax and costs are still okay but misrepresenting..that’s bad!
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Elephants are majestic, gentle, and so beautiful. I remember a close encounter with them in Nameri (Assam) National Park. It’s heartening to see effort taken to save them.
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Indeed, elephant is one of unique species that was domesticated by humans quite early. Some people love the way they walk! 🙂
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Most fun raising events are sham and about social networking.
But I want to see these beautifully painted elephants, do you have any idea where they have kept these now?
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You can follow their website – elephant parade. They have a museum in Thailand as well – Chiang Mai!
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The picture indeed does the talking.
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