Toursits ride on an elephant at the elephant village near Jaipur, Rajasthan of India, Aug. 31, 2014. Elephants are regarded as sacred animals in India, for they have been widely used as transportation tools since ancient times. Ganesh Chaturthi festival is celebrated in India as the birthday of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha who is widely worshiped by Hindus as the god of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune. Nowadays, elephants in India are mainly used for tourism attraction. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)