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Gajarajan Guruvayur Keshavan (c.1912—2 December 1976) [1] [2] is perhaps the most famous and celebrated temple elephant in Kerala, India.He was donated to the Guruvayur temple by the royal family of Nilambur on 4 January 1922.
Karnan was one of the celebrity elephants in Kerala with a large fan following. [6] Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy (now deceased), Mangalamkunnu Karnan, and Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan are the most famous elephants in the tharavadu. [7] In 1989, Karnan was repatriated from Chapra in Bihar by the Manissery Haridas group.
Wild elephants in Munnar. Elephants found in Kerala, the Indian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus), are one of three recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant.Since 1986, Asian elephants have been listed as endangered by IUCN as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be between 25,600 to 32,750 in the wild.
Mangalamkunnu Karnan, a famous elephant in Kerala known for his ability to hold the heads-up for a long time; he also appeared in three films (Malayalam & Bollywood). Miss Jim, "The First Lady of the St. Louis Zoo", was the zoo's first elephant, and a star attraction from 1916 to 1948. [11]
He has participated in many poorams including the most famous Thrissur pooram. [5] Pambady Rajan is a celebrity elephant in Kerala. [6] As elephants are chosen to carry images of deities at temple festivals based on their stature and bearing, he was one of four elephants featured in life-size advertisements on the highway for a temple in Maradu ...
Chirakkal Kalidasan (born c. 1980) is an Asian elephant. He is the third tallest elephant in India. He is the third tallest elephant in India. He is famous for his huge fan base and had a major role in the 2017 epic film , Baahubali 2: The Conclusion .
The statue of Guruvayur Keshavan placed at Guruvayur Temple premise. Punnathurkotta was once the palace of a local ruler, now survived by his son R Unnikrishnan, grandsons Madhusudana R Menon & Madhavan R Menon, but the palace grounds are now used to house the elephants belonging to the Guruvayoor temple, and has been renamed Anakkotta (meaning "Elephant Fort").
Paramekkavu Rajendran (c. 1943 — 15 October 2019) was an elephant from Kerala, who holds the record of participating in the most number of Thrissur Poorams for more than 50 years. [ 1 ] Unlike other elephants in those days which are brought to Kerala from other states, Rajendran belonged to the Nilambur forests and a typical Keralite as far ...