Mahouts bathe elephants ahead of the Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 13, 2019. The festival features Kandyan dancers, fire twirlers, traditional musicians, acrobatic fire performers and elephants. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

A mahout bathes an elephant ahead of the Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 13, 2019. The festival features Kandyan dancers, fire twirlers, traditional musicians, acrobatic fire performers and elephants. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)

Mahouts bathe elephants ahead of the Esala Perahera festival in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Aug. 13, 2019. The festival features Kandyan dancers, fire twirlers, traditional musicians, acrobatic fire performers and elephants. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)