This story appears in the August 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The royalty of India—Hindu and Muslim—understood long ago that power was best wielded from the back of an elephant.

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Miami Beach, FL - An art installation featuring 100 life-sized Indian elephant sculptures has taken over the sands of Miami ...

Hermann Park will welcome 100 life-size Indian elephant sculptures in April as part of the public art installation "The Great Elephant Migration." The month-long art display will run from April ...

The object I have chosen is an Elephant bell from India ... as I remember, full of Indian memorabilia; brass tables, dress sabres, wall plaques, ivory picture frames, miniature elephants and ...

Mechanical elephants are being utilised in Kerala temples to replace real ones, promoting a cruelty-free alternative ...

Elephants are used during many Hindu temple ceremonies ... said he and three friends began making elephant models as an art project, but are pleased they are now helping protect real animals.