Guruvayur Padmanabhan

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]

References
  1. "Gajaratnam Guruvayur Padmanabhan- The Guruvayur temple elephant dies". The Times of India. 2020-02-26. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. Correspondent, Special (2020-02-26). "Gajaratnam Guruvayur Padmanabhan is no more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. "Lord Krishna's 'tallest' son and Kesavan's successor Guruvayur Padmanabhan dies". The Times of India. 2020-02-27. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. "Famed temple elephant Guruvayur Padmanabhan is no more". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. Anand, Priyadershini S. & Shilpa Nair (2020-03-03). "Guruvayur Padmanabhan: The elephant who posed like a film star". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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