Jumbo festival at KNP from Jan 30

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Jumbo festival at KNP from Jan 30

 

From our Correspondent

JORHAT, Jan 17: The stage is set for the fourth edition of the mega

elephant festival at the Kohora range in the Kaziranga National

Park. The Bokakhat subdivisional administration and the Forest

Department will jointly hold the thee-day jumbo carnival at the

playground of the Kaziranga High School from January 30. Food marts

comprising traditional cuisines, pavilions of ethnic attire and

several other colourful events will mark the festival.

 

The highlight of the festival will be the presentation of games by

elephants. In conformity with the overall theme of the carnival, a

number of seminars and workshops have also been planned. Experts

have been invited to attend these sessions.

 

In addition to this, jumbo processions and a variety of cultural

programmes showcasing the ethnic heritage of the State will be the

hallmarks of the elephant festival. Popular artistes from all over

the State are expected to perform at the cultural evenings lined up

for the carnival.

 

The organizers of the festival said that the overriding

consideration is the mitigation of the man-elephant conflict which

has assumed alarming proportions in recent times. An effort is made

to shape public opinion and spread awareness about elephant

conservation in general through these festivals, they added.

 

The first elephant festival was held at the KNP in 2003. Since then

these festivals have gained recognition as the biggest of their kind

in the world. Carnivals featuring the gentle giants, the largest

mammals on the earth, are also held in Thailand.