An elephant is painted in decorative colours during the Sonepur Mela in Sonepur near Patna, India. Nov. 15, 2011. 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. The mela used to attract traders from places as distant as Central Asia. (Daniel Berehulak - AFP/Getty Images)
The Sonepur Mela cattle fair, held annually in the Indian state of Bihar, has its origins during ancient times, when people traded elephants and horses across the auspicious river Ganges. The mela used to attract traders from places as distant as Central Asia. It is one of Asia’s largest cattle fairs and lasts for 14 days.
An Indian mahout watches as seven-year old female elephant Laxmi reaches with her trunk to touch her daughter 13-month old baby elephant Rani at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, Bihar, near Patna, India, Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011. The fair, which is held annually, was originally a cattle and animal market where traders bought and sold livestock on the holy river Ganges. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
13 month old elephant Rania stretches her trunk out to touch the nose of her mahut during the Sonepur Mela in Sonepur near Patna, India. Nov. 15, 2011. (Daniel Berehulak - AFP/Getty Images)
A man brushes his teeth with a Neem stick as others take their morning bath in the Ganges river during the Sonepur Mela on November 15, 2011 in Sonepur near Patna, India. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
An Indian vendor blows bubbles as he tries to sell toys at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, near Patna, Bihar, India. The fair, which is held annually,was originally a cattle and animal market where traders bought and sold livestock on the holy river Ganges. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Indian men watch from behind barbed wire at a show for dancing girls at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, Bihar, near Patna. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
A man hands over money to a girl at a theatre performance where people pay to watch girls dance during the Sonepur Mela in Sonepur near Patna, India. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Men watch a theatre performance where they pay to watch girls dance on stage. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Workers erect lights on the top of a theatre during the Sonepur Mela. 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. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
An Indian family watch a circus act at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, Bihar, near Patna, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. The fair, which is held annually,was originally a cattle and animal market where traders bought and sold livestock on the holy river Ganges. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Stuntmen ride motorcycles around the inside of an attraction called the "Well of Death" during the Sonepur Mela. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Stuntmen steer cars as they drive on the inside of an attraction called the "Well of Death" during the Sonepur Mela in Sonepur near Patna, India. Nov. 15, 2011 (Daniel Berehulak - AFP/Getty Images)
A girl waves to small puppies taken out of a cage as they are displayed to potential customers during the Sonepur Mela in Sonepur near Patna, India. Nov. 16, 2011. (Daniel Berehulak - AFP/Getty Images)
People walk past cages with birds for sale at a market during the Sonepur Mela. The mela used to attract traders from places as distant as Central Asia. It is one of Asia's largest cattle fairs and lasts for a fortnight. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
A man brushes down a horse 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. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
A boy rides a horse as he demonstrates its prowess to potential buyers during the Sonepur Mela in Sonepur near Patna, India. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Indian children run in an alleyway at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, near Patna, Bihar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. The fair, which is held annually,was originally a cattle and animal market where traders bought and sold livestock on the holy river Ganges. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Girls take a ride on a small ferris wheel during the Sonepur Mela.(Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
An Indian carnival worker smiles as he sits in his ticket booth outside a ride at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, near Patna, Bihar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
An Indian man offers a piece of apple to a baby monkey he was trying to sell at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, near Patna, Bihar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. The fair, which is held annually,was originally a cattle and animal market where traders bought and sold livestock on the holy river Ganges. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Indian female police officers, center, watch as a vendor displays his wares at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, near Patna, Bihar, India. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
An Indian vendor, right, waits for customers as he sells nuts at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, near Patna, Bihar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. The fair, which is held annually,was originally a cattle and animal market where traders bought and sold livestock on the holy river Ganges. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
A man sells coloured dye powder and trinkets during the Sonepur Mela. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
Indian men are tended to by local barbers at a shop at the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, near Patna, Bihar, India, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. The fair, which is held annually,was originally a cattle and animal market where traders bought and sold livestock on the holy river Ganges. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
Indian Hindus gather in the morning fog on the banks of the Ganges River at the site of the Sonepur Fair, in Sonepur, Bihar, near Patna. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
A mahut sits on his elephant as it drinks water from the Ganges river during the Sonepur Mela. 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. The mela used to attract traders from places as distant as Central Asia. It is one of Asia's largest cattle fairs and lasts for a fortnight. (Photo by Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)
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