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Kasturi, elephant of Sri Dhandayuthapaniswamy Temple at Palani, being sent to a rejuvenation camp for elephants in Mettupalayam on Wednesday

Temple elephant sent to rejuvenation camp

2016-01-08 - Palani, India.

Sri Dhandayuthapaniswamy temple administration here on Wednesday sent the temple elephant Kasturi to rejuvenation camp at Mettupalayam on Wednesday. After special pujas, the 49-year-old elephant, weighing 4,600 kg, boarded the lorry on Wednesday morning. Officials from HR&CE, Forest and Revenue Departments were present. Earlier, veterinary doctors checked the health condition of Kasturi. She was fit to travel, said veterinary doctor Rajendran. Kasturi had won the first prize in a competition hel...


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Forest officials inspecting the carcass of an elephant in reserve forests in Palar-Porundhalar dam, near Palani on Saturday.

Pregnant elephant, tusker found dead

2013-08-18 - Palani, India.

A pregnant elephant and tusker were found killed in what seemed to have been a fiery battle within the herd in the reserve forests near the Palar-Porundhalar dam on Saturday, forest officials said. The carcass of a six-year-old male elephant was found near Kallar Odai, a forest stream, and 15-year-old pregnant female elephant 300 feet away.


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Wild elephants on the rampage again

2007-11-18 - PALANI, India.

Herds of wild elephants from the Ayakudi and Ponnimalai jungle ranges near Palani in Dindigul district have started entering the plantations once again. The herds have moved towards the plains from the hilly terrains of Kodaikanal because of the extreme cold in the area. One herd, which had entered the plantation of Marudhamuthu at Ayankulam near Ponnimalai, uprooted the coconut palms and banana trees there.


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3 Headlines about Elephants from PALANI2016-01-08 - Palani, India - Temple elephant sent to rejuvenation camp 2013-08-18 - Palani, India - Pregnant elephant, tusker found dead 2007-11-18 - PALANI, India - Wild elephants on the rampage again

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