With the participation of various elaborately decorated elephants, an eye-catching elephant beauty contest is held during the 13th Elephant Festival in Sauraha, a tourism hub in southwest Nepal's Chitwan district.
STANDUP (ENGLISH)1 : SHRISTI KAFLE, CNC correspondent
"Today is a big day for Pushpakali as she is among the top three finalists in the elephant beauty contest. And as you can see her mahout Anil is busy doing paintings and decorations to give her a makeover to make Pushpakali win the beauty pageant."
On the cold winter morning, 15-year-old elephant Pushpakali was taken to the nearby river for bath.
Mahout Anil Darai spent a long time cleaning the elephant, and started making artistic images all over her body.
Anil used various colors to paint different symbols, signs and flowers on the elephant.
SOUNDBITE (NEPALI)2: ANIL DARAI, Mahout
"I woke up at 4 am and fed her with her favorite food. Today is the final of beauty contest so I am preparing her in a best way possible. I am painting flowers. I am sure she will secure first in the competition."
Among 50 elephants participating in the festival, five young female elephants competed in the beauty contest this year.
They walked in ramp along with their mahouts and presented their beauty and different skills to impress the judging panel.
At the end, three finalists showcased their beauty and intelligence and presented skills as per instructions from the judges.
Their actions were closely observed and scored in terms of cleanliness, physical hygiene, health status and discipline.
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