The term White Elephant derives from the sacred white elephants kept by Southeast Asian monarchs in Burma, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. The white elephant was regarded (and is still regarded in Thailand and Burma) as a sign that the monarch ruled with justice and power, and that the kingdom was blessed with peace and prosperity. The splendour expected of anyone that owned a beast of such stature was great. Monarchs often exemplified their possession of white elephants in their formal titles. Because the animals were considered sacred and laws protected them from labour, receiving a gift of a white elephant from a monarch was simultaneously a blessing and a curse. It was a blessing because the animal was sacred and a sign of the monarch's favour, and a curse because the recipient now had an expensive-to-maintain animal he could not give away and could not put to much practical use.
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Thailand is the country which is known as the land of white elephants. The white elephants are only not white. The white elephants are often depicted as snow white, their skin is normally a soft reddish-brown, turning a light pink when wet. They have fair eyelashes and toenails. They are called as white because Thai people consider these animals as ‘Pure animal’. The white elephants are found in Thailand and Myanmar. While in Hindu texts we see that the white elephant belong to God Indra and is the king of all elephants. In Thailand this animal is sacred and a symbol of royal power and also known as Pink Elephant in Thailand.
Thailand is the country which is known as the land of white elephants. The white elephants are only not white. The white elephants are often depicted as snow white, their skin is normally a soft reddish-brown, turning a light pink when wet. They have fair eyelashes and toenails. They are called as white because Thai people consider these animals as ‘Pure animal’. The white elephants are found in Thailand and Myanmar. While in Hindu texts we see that the white elephant belong to God Indra and is the king of all elephants. In Thailand this animal is sacred and a symbol of royal power and also known as Pink Elephant in Thailand.
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