Elephant polo kicks off
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Organised by Anantara Resorts, the tournament will see a parade of northern traditional-style dancers, hill-tribe villagers in traditional costume, elephant spirit men (Khru Ba Yai), colourfully decorated pachyderms and teams holding up their respective country flags as the weeklong competition starts.
During the first six years of the tournament, the event took place in the Royal seaside town of Hua Hin before moving to the native home of elephants in 2006 - the Golden Triangle.
The tournament was introduced to Thailand in 2001 by Anantara Resorts and is a charitable event that raises money for the country’s National Elephant Institute in Lampang, northern Thailand.
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