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{{Infobox recurring event<br />
| name = Kaziranga Elephant Festival<br />
| image = Kaziranga Elephant Festival 2009.jpg<br />
| imagesize = 250px<br />
| caption = Elephants participating in the rally on the occasion of 7th Kaziranga Elephant Festival 2009<br />
| location = [[Kaziranga National Park|Kaziranga]]<br> [[Assam]]<br />
| first = 2002<br />
| date = February<br />
| frequency = annual<br />
| website = <br />
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The '''Kaziranga Elephant Festival''' is a yearly elephant festival held in the [[Kaziranga National Park]] of [[Assam]] for the conservation and protection of [[Asiatic elephant]]. The festival is jointly organised by the Forest Department and Tourism Department of Assam with an objective to highlight and find ways to resolve the increasing man-elephant conflict.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.north-east-india.com/assam/elephant-festival.html|title=Elephant Festival|publisher=North East India|accessdate=21 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="ab">{{cite web|url=http://www.incredible-northeastindia.com/assam-north-east-india/elephant-festival-assam.html |title=Elephant Festival – A Lifetime opportunity |publisher=Incredible Northeast India |accessdate=21 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218055402/http://www.incredible-northeastindia.com/assam-north-east-india/elephant-festival-assam.html |archivedate=18 February 2010 }}</ref><ref name="cd">{{cite web|url=http://www.bharatonline.com/assam/fairs/elephant-festival.html|title=Elephant Festival|publisher=Bharat Online|accessdate=21 February 2010}}</ref> Hundreds of domestic Asiatic elephants, decorated from head to toe, participate in the program. They take part in parade, races, football and dance earning praises from the spectators.<ref name="ab" /><ref name="cd" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Mela Shikar]]<br />
*[[Kaziranga National Park]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Festivals in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Elephants in Indian culture]]<br />
[[Category:Festivals established in 2002]]<br />
[[Category:2002 establishments in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Elephant festivals]]<br />
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