Elephants in kerala

Ride an elephant in kerala

Some of the well known elephants are

Guruvayoor keshavan
Guruvayoor padmanabhan
Thechikode ramachandran

Kandambally Balanaryanan
Kandambally Vijayan
Thiruvambadi sivasundaran (formerly pookkodu siven)
pampady rajan

Mangalamkunnu karnan

Thechikkottukavu Ramachandran

Thiruvambadi Sivasunder

Nanu Ezhuthachan Sreenivasan

Kongadu Kuttishankaran

Ollukkara Thiruvanikkavu Rajagopalan

Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan

Bastian Vinayachandran

Ushasree Shankaran Kutty

Kodungalloor Gireeshan

Thiruvanikkavu Rajagopalan

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norms for parading elephants for functions in kerala
The forest ranger and police sub-inspector concerned should be informed about the details of parading at least 72 hours in advance.

A fitness certificate has to be obtained for the elephant
Elephants should not be made to walk long distance on tarred roads without rest
elephants in must should not be paraded.
The elephant should be given rest for 12 hours after being featured in a public function
If the elephants are featured between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., they should be made to stand on wet gunny bags.
all parading elephants should be registered under the Captive Elephant (Management and Maintenance) Rule
Microchips should be implanted on elephants.
The parading elephants should be properly fed
While parading proper distance should be maintained between elephants.

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