In a first, Kerala temple introduces mechanical elephant for performing rituals
In a first, the Irinjadappilly Sri Krishna Temple in Kerala`s Thrissur district used a mechanical, life-like elephant for acting rituals. The elephant changed into talented to the temple with the aid of using PETA India with the guide of actor Parvathy Thiruvothu.
The iconic life-like mechanical elephant, named Irinjadapilly Raman, is 10-and-a 1/2 of ft in peak whilst 800 kg is the weight. It can convey round four human beings. The elephant’s head, eyes, mouth, ears and tail all paintings on electricity.
Following a name taken with the aid of using the temple to by no means hold or rent elephants or some other animals for rituals, festivities, or some other purpose, PETA India got here up with the robot elephant. On Sunday, Irinjadappilly Raman’s “Nadayiruthal” (a rite to provide the elephants to Gods) changed into conducted.
PETA India, in a statement, said, “The frustration of captivity leads elephants to expand and show ordinary behaviour. At their wit’s end, pissed off elephants frequently snap and strive to interrupt free, jogging amok and so harming humans, different animals, and property. According to figures compiled with the aid of using the Heritage Animal Task Force, captive elephants killed 526 human beings in Kerala in a 15-yr period. The chikkattukavu Ramachandran, who has been held captive for approximately forty years and is one of the most customarily used elephants in Kerala’s competition circuit, has reportedly killed thirteen individuals- six mahouts, 4 women, and 3 elephants”.
It asked all venues and occasions the usage of elephants to replace to life-like mechanical elephants or different way in location of actual elephants. Kerala’s temple festivities are frequently taken into consideration incomplete with out elephants. But the temple government of the Irinjadappilly Sri Krishna Temple desire to look different temples additionally changing stay elephants for acting rituals.
