A mahout shows his elephant to judges during the elephant decoration competition, Sauraha, Nepal, Dec. 27, 2019. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)
CHITWAN, Nepal, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Nepalis have taken part in the elephant beauty pageant which aims to bring humans closer with elephants, encourage wildlife protection and conservation, and promote tourism in the region.
The competition was held during the 16th Elephant Festival in Sauraha, a tourism hub in southwest Nepal's Chitwan district.
A mahout decorates his elephant for elephant beauty contest, Dec. 29, 2019. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)
Decorated elephant is seen for elephant beauty contest, Dec. 28, 2019. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)
Mahouts decorate an elephant for the contest, Dec. 28, 2019. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)
Elephants walk around after an event of the on-spot elephant decoration competition, Dec. 27, 2019. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua)
A mahout decorates his elephant during the on-spot competition, Dec. 27, 2019. (Photo by Sunil Sharma/Xinhua) ■
