The cultural importance of the elephant is not only generated from historic uses in warfare and duals, logging, and transportation, but also their religious and royal status.Image of a model of Ganesh, Hindu God (released into public domain by Kyle sb)
Check out the Changton National Museum in Thailand.
The Royal Elephant
Objects on display
History of royal elephants
"Asian Elephants in Thailand: Glorious Past. Challenging Future?" by Richard Lair
Elephants awareness of impending tsunami
Upcoming 2008 International Elephant Conservation and Research Symposium
Mystery, Myth & Wonder: The White Elephant
2 comments:
Looks like I found my next tattoo. Just kidding. How many miles per gallon does an elephant get. I may want to look into getting one.
I loved the temple too. So much fun.
Post a Comment