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Subhash Chandra, the highest ranking bureaucrat in the Uttar Pradesh government department looking after law and order, said he had no information of a "lathi" (bamboo cane) charge by police to control the crowd.
WSJ: Indian Authorities Blame Crowds for Stampede
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At four, I went down a slide sucking on a bamboo garden cane, which hit the ground before I did.
NPR: Excerpt: 'The Importance of Music to Girls'
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Elephant polo, played primarily in countries like India, Nepal and Thailand, follows similar rules as the traditional sport, though the pitch (or field) is a bit smaller, players wield longer mallets made from cane or bamboo and two people ride the elephant: the player and the mahout who steers the animal.
BBC: Polo-playing elephants in Nepal