Guruvayur Padmanabhan

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Guruvayur Padmanabhan popularly known as Gajaratnam Padmanabhan was the leader of the elephants of Guruvayur temple after the death of the famous temple elephant named Guruvayur Kesavan in 1976. [1] The elephant carried the idol of Lord Vishnu for 66 years. [2]

Background

Padmanabhan was born in the forests of Nilambur. From there it was brought to Alatur in Palakkad before being transported by a single bridge. [3] In 1954 at the age of 14 it was given to the Guruvayur temple. In Thrissur Puram, a regular presence, the elephant would spend the night at Tiruvambadi in the late 1990s. [4] Padmanabhan is also known for fetching the highest amount an elephant can fetch for a festival in Kerala. The elephant received ₹2,22,222 to participate in the April 2004 Vallangi festival at Nemmara village. On 26 February 2020, Padmanabhan died of age-related complications at the age of 80. [5]

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References

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