Mela

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Records about Mela from the Gajah Glossary at https://www.asesg.org/PDFfiles/Gajah/23-01-Glossary.pdf Mela (Hindustani): [see also: bazaar, elephant] (Shand 1992:5,27,158-193;HalI2000:35) A fair; in this case an elephant fair, where elephants are bought and sold. The largest in the world is an annual affair [November], held at Sonpur/Sonepur at the confluence the Ganges and Gandak Rivers in Bihar, India.

M. Philip Kahl and Charles Santiapillai, Gajah Elephant Glossary, Gajah nr 23 (2004), Journal for Asian Elephant Specialist Group

Mela is mentioned on 5 other pagesLohitiya, Mela shikar, Mela, Kumla, Surra,

Mela is mentioned on 11 person pagesCaroline Troy, Cheryl , Derrick Rosaire, George O’Brien, Jeanette Lush, Jody Jordan, John O’Brien, Juan Ganzo, Liselotte , Pamela Orsi, William Power,

Mela is mentioned on 12 location pagesAFamosa Animal World Safari, Carmelagiri Elephant Park, Circus Berolina (Spindler), Circus Chipperfield, Circus Rosaire, Colin Tennant, Derrick Rosaire, Kamala Circus, Porto Alegre Zoo Villa Diamela, Power's Dancing Elephant fame, Singeswar Fair, Sonepur Fair,

Mela is mentioned on 20 elephant record pagesAlice, Big Charlie, Blackie, Camella (Kamala), Champakali, Delhi, Dou, Jaimala, Jimmy, Jumbo, killed (no name), Koya, Mary, Noni, Pampady Rajan, Rio, Saba, Sally, Tara, Urmila,

Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2025). Mela. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=130. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Records about Mela from the Gajah Glossary, https://www.asesg.org/PDFfiles/Gajah/23-01-Glossary.pdf

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