Sonepur, India, Nov. 15, 2011
A caretaker looks on as 7 year old elephant Laxmi rubs trunks with her daughter 13 month old Rani during the Sonepur Mela on November 15, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. The cattle fair, held in the Indian state of Bihar, has its origins during ancient times, when people traded elephants and horses across the auspicious river Ganges.
Bathers
Women dress their sari's after having taken their morning bath in the Ganges river during the Sonepur Mela on November 15, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. One of the purposes of the people visiting the Sonepur Cattle Fair, apart from the fair, is to take a holy dip in the river.
Thrills
Stuntmen ride motorcycles around the inside of an attraction called the "Well of Death" during the Sonepur Mela on November 15, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. In addition to the cattle fair, the Mela attracts various vendors as well as a wide array of entertainment for fair-goers.
Clean Up
A man brushes down a horse during the Sonepur Mela on November 15, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. The mela used to attract animal traders from places as distant as Central Asia.
Lined Up
Men queue at a theatre performance where they pay to watch girls dance on stage during the Sonepur Mela on November 14, 2011. The fair can last anywhere from 15 days up to one month.
The Show
A man hands over money to a girl at a theatre performance where people pay to watch girls dance during the Sonepur Mela on November 14, 2011.
Spectators
Men watch a theatre performance at the Sonepur Mela on November 14, 2011. Although billed as the largest cattle fair in Asia, the Mela also has many different varieties of entertainment.
On the River
A man ferries people across the Ganges river in the morning mist during the Sonepur Mela on November 15, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. The fair takes place at the confluence of the Ganges and Gandak rivers, considered to be a particularly auspicious spot.
Main Attraction
An elephant is painted in decorative colours during the Sonepur Mela on November 15, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. Everything from dogs to buffalos are traded at the fair, but the elephants usually draw the most atttention from spectators.
Elephant Ride
A man sits on his elephant as it drinks water from the Ganges river during the the Sonepur Mela on November 14, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. The Sonepur Mela attracts the largest number of elephant traders in India.
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