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An elephant ran amok at a lavish wedding ceremony in India, causing $303,000 worth of damage.
The elephant, one of three hired for the wedding reception of two politicians' children in New Delhi, went on the rampage after trying to reach an in-heat female elephant.
According to Bangkok-based Thaindian News, the elephant charged a lawn full of wedding guests before flipping over about 20 cars in a nearby parking lot.
It was finally brought under control by a tranquilizer around six hours later, after ramming a police truck and narrowly avoiding injuring two officers within.
Wildlife Trust of India said that the elephant was in "mast", or rutting stage, which happens once a year.
