Puducherry:Devotees are saddened after the resting Manakula Vinayagar temple elephant Lakshmi fainted while walking and died this morning.
Lakshmi the elephant came to Puducherry Manakkula Vinayagar Temple in 1996 when she was five years old. Lakshmi is the closest elephant to the devotees in Puducherry. From children to adults, devotees and tourists visiting the Manakula Ganesha temple never leave without visiting the elephant Lakshmi.
annually for temple elephants in Tamil Nadu. 48 days refresher camp is usually conducted. This rehabilitation camp for temple elephants was stopped during Corona period. Lakshmi, the elephant of Manakkula Vinayagar temple, also participates in this camp every year.
In this case, since there was no rehabilitation camp for the last 2 years, this year the temple management allowed Lakshmi to rest for 15 days in the kennel in the Vedapureeswarar temple complex where she is staying as per the instructions of the forest department. Lakshmi also gets leg ulcers due to diabetes. the
The elephant does not come to the Lakshmi temple during retirement. Visitors were told not to watch. Apart from the fruit varieties, kale, palm, coconut, royal tree leaves and nutraceuticals were also given to improve the health of the elephant. After examination by Tamil Nadu forest department doctors, it was informed that the elephant will return to Lakshmi temple.
In this case, this morning we went on a walk from the location of Iswaran Temple, the abode of Lakshmi. Then when he went near Galve College, he fainted and died there shortly. The doctors who examined Lakshmi the elephant said that she might have died of a heart attack.
The death of Lakshmi, an elephant very close to the people, has caused grief not only to the people of Puducherry but also to the devotees and tourists visiting the temple. It is informed that burial will take place at Muthialpet Bhajanai Mada Road in the evening after performing the rituals after the autopsy.
In this case, the Manakula Vinayagar Temple is paved and the elephant Lakshmi is kept as a tribute to the devotees.