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Kerala temple gets a life-sized mechanical elephant donated by PETA, to be used for festivals instead of real elephant
PETA stated that elephants are highly social beings and that they need to live in forests with their families for their well being. It also encouraged the local temples to use mechanical elephants and send real elephants to the forests.
Dharmasthala baby elephant ‘Shivani’ playing with water on her naming ceremony wins the Internet: Watch video
The baby elephant was born on July 1 at Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple in Dharmasthala has been named Shivani
Kerala elephant owners threaten to boycott Thrissur Pooram after govt bans most popular elephant from the festival
Fans of the elephant allege that the government was interfering with the traditions whereas the government says that it took the decision based on safety concerns.
