This story appears in the August 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The royalty of India—Hindu and Muslim—understood long ago that power was best wielded from the back of an elephant.

The elephants are being transported the entire width of India, around 3,200 kilometers by road, from the misty forests of the ...

The incident took place in the Puthiyangadi area in Tirur town of Malappuram district, Kerala, southern India on January 8. Visuals show a large crowd gathered around five decorated elephants when ...

The incident took place on Wednesday in India - as a religious event ... The festival is renowned for its stunning elephant processions, where decorated elephants march in rhythm with the beat ...

This is the shocking moment an enraged elephant swang a worshipper around with its trunk during its rampage through an Indian temple ... processions, where decorated elephants march in rhythm ...

So imagine our surprise when we discovered tantalising photographic evidence of the largest land animal on the continent - the Asian elephant - not only navigating the steep landscape of India’s ...

A stampeding elephant left at least 23 people injured and one in critical condition during a festival in India this week, and the terrifying moment was caught on video. According to Marca ...

The incident took place in the Puthiyangadi area in Tirur town of Malappuram district, Kerala, southern India on January 8. Visuals show a large crowd gathered around five decorated elephants when ...