Around 2,500 rhino horns were burned in a public ceremony to mark the World Rhino Day in Assam, India on September 22, 2021. /CFP

The horns belonging to the one-horned rhino that had been stockpiled in Assam's treasuries, were kept in six furnaces before being lit up. /CFP

The stored horns were either extracted from rhinos which died of natural causes or seized by the poachers. /CFP

The drive will send a strong message to the world that Assam only values the horns safely present on live rhinos, according to the state's Chief Minister. /CFP