Mahouts (elephant handlers) and shikaris (hunters) on elephants forming a "ring". The "ring" is a method of hunting peculiar to Nepal. The hunters mounted on elephants form a "ring" and move in on their quarry, which has previously been stalked and enclosed in the area surrounded by the ring. "The ring formed on of December, 1911 was the largest during the whole visit, the number of elephants engaged being just under six hundred." - Historical record of the Imperial visit to India, 1911, p.232.