Elephant Lakshmi, At Puducherry's Famous Manakula Vinayakar Temple, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest
NDTV
The elephant named Lakshmi was donated by an industrialist to the temple in 1995 and had become popular among the devotees and also foreigners who used to seek blessings of the animal.
An elephant attached to the famous shrine of Manakula Vinayakar in Puducherry died of sudden cardiac arrest on Wednesday, while being taken on a stroll.
The elephant named Lakshmi was donated by an industrialist to the temple in 1995 and had become popular among the devotees and also foreigners who used to seek blessings of the animal.
A veterinary doctor of the territorial government, who was taking care of the jumbo was present at the site where the animal suffered heart attack and died.
He told Press Trust of India that the animal was in good health and the sudden cardiac attack caused its death. The pachyderm collapsed on the road close to the Calve College government secondary school and passed away.
