Temple elephant gets bathing pool in Tiruvannamalai
The Hindu
Facility was inaugurated by HR & CE Minister Sekarbabu
Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Minister P.K. Sekar Babu on Wednesday inaugurated a bathing pool for the Yoga Ramachandra temple elephant, Lakshmi, in Tiruvannamalai.
The 26-year-old jumbo was donated to the temple at the age of six.
Spread over 1,000 sq.ft, the pool is located in Vettagiripalayam hamlet, around 4 km from the temple in Padavedu village near Polur taluk.
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