Tuesday 26 June 2012

Elephant Ride To The Palace




Amer Palace, Amer (Rajasthan), India

19 comments:

Ramakrishnan said...

Colorfully caparisoned elephants marching up to the magnificent palace ! Wow thanks for sharing these awesome pics.

Sylvia K said...

I do love the colorful elephants and what a lovely place! Terrific captures as always, JM! The last shot is superb! Enjoy your evening!

Sylvia

Rohrerbot said...

Wow!!! Wonderful adventure!! I love all the colors that can be found in different countries like Guatemala, India, Peru, Thailand, or Southern France....the fabrics and tilework especially. Wonderful captures here.

Dom said...

Those are beautiful pictures (I've never seen any bad pics on your blog anyway!). Love the colours... your photography reminds me of my dad's old National Geographic issues from the 1980's... they feature many of my favourite photographs

Anita Otrebski said...

Very nice to see these photos! Great series JM!

Joop Zand said...

WOW....what a fantastic pictures....you have visit a lot of nice places....thanks for sharing this photo's.

Joop

Arija said...

What a grand occasion!. The nearest I have come to that is the procession of the holy tooth in Kandi.

Lowell said...

Did you ride? The Miami Zoo had some elephants people could ride but I think they stopped that for fear of injury!

Love all the colors. The "drivers" do look a wee bit bored, though. Magnificent castle!

This is Belgium said...

whereas some ride elephants I think that even though they are so beautifully dressed, i d still prefer to walk !

Red Angel said...

Tirando a velocidade e a altura, será que a sensação de andar de elefante é idêntica à de andar a cavalo?

Stickup Artist said...

Brilliant! Exotic! And overlooking the water is such an added bonus. I love the pink toenail polish on the elephant on the right!

Cezar and Léia said...

India é mesmo o lugar para descobertas fascinantes.Suas fotos estão maravilhosas.Adorei a primeira, muito interessante que eles pintam também os elefantes, fica muito bonito mas imagino que deve ter outras razões ou significado para essas pinturas.
Abraços
Léia

orvokki said...

Elefantit - mitkä mahtavat eläimet. Kertomus on upea. Intia on niin erilainen maailma.
Terveisin.

Anonymous said...

What an event to witness! It must be an important ritual for the elephants to be so colorfully painted.

Halcyon said...

Such beautiful animals!

Photo Cache said...

i'll soon be experiencing this. will be travelling to india next month.

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

Wonderful impressions from India. I like the painted elephants.

Dina said...

Face painting for elephants?? A first for me!

Elisa N Viajes said...

I do love those animals JJ!