Elephant racing Affairs in India, Nina Hagen, the German rock singer, and Brigitte Bardot, the French film actress. In India only two states hold the event. In Nepal, the race started as an International Elephant Race in December 2005. The Tharu people of Nepal, who are professional tamers of wild elephants, ride the race elephants. A particular feature of this race is that riders of racing elephants are chosen by lottery and not by choice and this makes the riding difficult for the jockeys who train on their favourite particular elephants. The winning elephant is awarded a trophy. The racing track is
Carmelagiri Elephant Park green hills, lush valleys, misty cloud-covered forests and sprawling tea plantations around the park and the park is open daily. Carmelagiri Elephant Park Carmelagiri Elephant Park is a private park for elephant riding through the hilly paths of Munnar forest, a part of Kerala tourism, India. The park is located in Top Station, close to the city of Munnar in Kerala. The visitors get an experience of elephant ride and learn about multiple talents of the park’s elephants like demonstrations of commands, communication and timber pulling, elephant's bathe and can also participate in feeding one of the elephants. The park