This is the touching scene in southern India as two elephant friends meet after being apart for a year. <br /><br />The two females elephants, Akhila and Aandal, met on December 15 and recognised each other instantly, shaking trunks and nuzzling each other. <br /><br />Akhila and Aandal meet every year at the elephant rejuvenation camp in Thekkampatti near Mettuppalayam in Tamil Nadu state, south India.<br /><br />They live and work in different temples in Trichy district of Tamil Nadu and only get to meet at the annual camp, but the pair have struck up a strong friendship over last six years. <br /><br />Akhila, who is nine-years-old, checked in on December 13, the day the camp started. Aandal, the decorated elephant, who is 13 and much bigger, arrived two days later on December 15. <br /><br />As Aandal entered the camp, officials followed her with cameras to record how the two elephants would greet each other. They were not disappointed.<br /><br />Camp officials say the two elephants prefer to spend time together and can be sometimes seen feeding each other with their trunks. <br /><br />This year about 29 elephants have been brought to the rejuvenation camp, where they get a break from their work and get to relax with good food and rest.
