Home Of The Temple Elephants.
This is where the Guruvayur temple elephants are housed after they have performed their temple duties. It is about 2 km north of the temple on the Ponnani Road in an enclosure surrounded by a compound wall. There is a spacious pay-and-park area and a lot of school buses were parked here along with private cars. Nearby schools send the kids on a picnic cum nature tour.
The small sanctuary is quite well kept with a lot of greenery and trees. There must be around 50 elephants living and feeding here. Some of them were not in very good health and were being nursed by their keepers. Some tuskers were in musth and had to be kept in double chains. Some elephants were subdued and pensive while some others were restlessly swaying from side to side. Each one of them seemed to have their own character and personality.
One tusker was very friendly and stretched out his trunk to greet me. We almost ‘shook hands’. We went away with mixed feelings towards the poor elephants, who have feelings and emotions just like us humans.
The small sanctuary is quite well kept with a lot of greenery and trees. There must be around 50 elephants living and feeding here. Some of them were not in very good health and were being nursed by their keepers. Some tuskers were in musth and had to be kept in double chains. Some elephants were subdued and pensive while some others were restlessly swaying from side to side. Each one of them seemed to have their own character and personality.
One tusker was very friendly and stretched out his trunk to greet me. We almost ‘shook hands’. We went away with mixed feelings towards the poor elephants, who have feelings and emotions just like us humans.
Date of experience: November 2019
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