A selfie with a herd of elephants nearly cost a man his life in the east Indian state of Odisha.
The incident took place on December 27 in a small town of Udala located in the state's Mayurbhanj district.
A herd of wild tuskers gather at the border of the town and enjoy the dense foliage.  
Curious locals gather at the scene, disturbing the peace and tranquility of the area.

At the beginning the animals ignore the presence of the intruders but a gang of men crossed the line by proving the herd for sake of a selfie.
Triggered, an elephant brakes off from the pack and is seen chasing the men away.The men run for their lives over the agricultural terrain.
The uneven surface causes one of them to fall, the elephant pauses for a moment, frightening the fallen man.
The elephant hardly spares him a glance and moves away to chase his other targets.
Luckily, the fallen man gathers his wit and runs away to save his life.