MYSURU, India (AP) — The spectators were getting restless after hours of waiting when a drizzle began. But an announcer over scratchy loudspeakers urged them in Kannada, the language of India's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An elephant lifts its trunk to greet the crowd as it rains during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in ...

Animal activists have long objected to ceremonial uses of elephants, citing distress in the animals caused by crowds and noise. MYSURU, India — The spectators were getting restless after hours of ...

The 58-year-old elephant, Abhimanyu, was decked up regally and carried in a golden seat on its back an idol of Chamundeshwari, the Hindu goddess also known as Durga. Legend has it that the seat, a ...

Abhimanyu, a 58-year-old elephant, carries on its back an idol of Chamundeshwari, the Hindu goddess also known as Durga, in a golden howdah, during a procession on the last day of Hindu festival ...