Elephants are highly revered in Indian art and religion for their majestic power, human-friendly nature, and as a symbol of divinity and prosperity.
World Elephant Day was inaugurated on August 12, 2012, to bring attention to the plight of elephants. The elephant is venerated, loved, and respected by various cultures, especially in Southeast Asia. Yet the numbers of this magnificent creature are dwindling.
In the Bannerghatta Zoo Safari, the elephants can roam in the open jungle while visitors must take a jeep to watch them in restricted areas. This was a memorable experience from 2018. 
Also note that domestic elephant rides are available at Jaipur’s Amer Fort.
Hip TIP: The elephants are available early morning 7 am to 11 am max.
After that they are moved to a shady place for the rest of the day.
I admire elephants because they demonstrate what I consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness, and social intelligence.
As a result, they have been tamed and put to domestic use though also taken utmost care as part of the family of the owner. In India, they also allow a ride for a small fee. The elephant also expects a small treat like a jackfruit or watermelon at the end, which must be hand-fed to this lovely creature.
Up north in India, most temples like this one in Udaipur have a range of small carvings on the wall each depicting a pair of elephants in various poses like dancing, eating, praying, working, and so on…
All are carved in marble and look elegant. I visited the Jagadish Temple in 2022.
Elephants in India personify prehistoric beauty, theological relevance, and environmental importance.
The number of elephants has dropped significantly over the last decade since traditional knowledge for feeding and maintaining an elephant is lost with every generation.
In India, there is a dedicated sanctuary for elephants in the [Periyar National Park](http://But%20we reached there late in the afternoon.).
However, they are permanently etched in memory carved in stone.
In the [Jag Mandir Temple Palace of Udaipur](http://In%20the https://maps.app.goo.gl/VmdJ47B7hnthawt17) there are symbolic of attendant elephants in waiting.
These life-sized elephants are entirely made in marble.
On the left in the photo below is an optical illusion carved in rock in the Airavateshwar Temple.
The bull on the left and the elephant on the right share a common head, yet they can be identified distinctly.
I visited this temple in 2019.
Finally, here is another majestic elephant statue carved in sandstone in the Jagadish Temple of Udaipur in India.
Outside the temple is an amazing market that sells wooden stamps for making repetitive impression designs on cloth.
Note the prominence of the elephant in the design, along with the peacock and the Swastik, a symbol of prosperity and well-being.
Based on the places mentioned in the post and those in the comments, here are markers on Google Maps:
Elephant Fun Facts:
1. The Elephant was the emblem of the Asian Games held in India in 1982, a major sporting event in India’s modern history.
2. When Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru learned that the kids in Japan had never seen an elephant, he arranged to ship one right away to this island nation located far north. From the photos available on the internet about this occasion, the young and old alike seem quite delighted with this.
The World Elephant Day, celebrated today on 12 August 2024, is an opportune moment to explore the history, and significance, of the elephant and a poignant reminder of the urgent need to coexist peacefully with these majestic creatures - the way they do it in India.
Do you have memories about an elephant or a fun fact to share?
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safari was on the open 
jeep and elephant was on our back we ran away as that was tusker an elephant 
