The festival demonstrates how elephants are integral part of Thai culture.
Thai mahouts take part in an elephant fighting demonstration.
The festival aims at creating awareness about protecting and conserving elephant population.
Rituals performed during the festival is believed to bring in good luck to the elephants and their mahouts.
A Thai Buddhist monk blesses elephants during the traditional blessing ceremony.
Celebration involves many activities for the elephants including buffet food for them. Here, children are seen feeding the animals.
Mahouts seen riding on their elephants in the ancient city of Ayutthaya.
People across the country take part in the celebration.