NEW DELHI: A life-size mannequin mechanical elephant now resides in Edayar Sree Vadakkumbad Shiva Vishnu Temple. The donation comes from MAP of India and actor Vedhika.
The mechanical elephant, named 'Vadakkumbad Sankaranarayanan', was unveiled on the temple on November 14, Youngsters's Day. Youngster actor Sreepath Yan threw the elephant into the temple.
PETA India mentioned the donation acknowledges the temple's choice to cease utilizing stay elephants. They hope the mechanical elephant will encourage different temples to comply with swimsuit.
“In honor of all of the sacred animals who want to roam the earth freely and safely with their family members, we’re honored to have Vadakkumbad Sankaranarayanan, a mechanical elephant, be a part of us.” mentioned Ok Narayanan Namboothiri, president of Edayar Sree Vadakkumbad Shiva Vishnu temple.
That is the fourth mechanical elephant donated to a temple in Kerala by PETA India. The group hopes to advertise using mechanical elephants as a secure, cruelty-free different to stay animals.