The famous Anayottam (elephant race) marked the beginning of the 10-day annual festival of the Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple on Monday (March 10, 2025). The Anayottam concluded with the elephant ...

THRISSUR: Guruvayur Devaswom’s tusker Balu emerged first in the elephant race aka Aanayottam held at Sree Krishna temple on Monday, marking the beginning of annual festival. Hundreds of people ...

According to temple lore, during ancient times when there were no elephants at the Guruvayur Temple, the Seeveli (procession) ...

Politics is said to be the last option of the scoundrel. It can also be the first choice of the gentleman and the noble minded. Mani shows the way. “A Maverick In Politics”, the ...

Thrissur: The grand ‘Anayottam’ (elephant race) at Guruvayur, which signals the beginning of the temple’s annual festival, saw tusker Guruvayur Balu claim victory. Close behind him was ...

The Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in Kerala introduces a lifelike mechanical elephant, replacing live animals in its rituals. Standing 11 feet tall and weighing 800 kg, this innovation marks ...

This innovative initiative provides a cruelty-free alternative for temple rituals, addressing the growing concerns over captive elephant mistreatment and festival-related accidents. With Kerala ...

In a historic and compassionate decision, the Sree Kumaramangalam Subramanyaswamy Temple in Kumarakom, Kerala, has put an end to its 120-year-old tradition of parading elephants during its annual ...

A recent video shared by PETA featured one such robot elephant from a temple in Kerala. At first glance, it looked like a regular temple elephant gracefully swaying its trunk during festivities.

Days after a temple cat from China created wave on social media, a temple elephant from Tamil Nadu has grabbed eyeballs. Sengamalam, the beloved elephant of Sri Vidya Rajagopalaswamy Temple in ...