PETA India gift mechanical elephant to Kannur temple

Peta India donates life-size mechanical elephant to Kerala temple
In a compassionate move, PETA India and actor Vedhika gifted a life-size mechanical elephant, 'Vadakkumbad Sankaranarayanan', to the Edayar Sree Vadakkumbad Shiva Vishnu Temple in Kannur, Kerala. This donation recognises the temple's commitment to not using live elephants.
Actor Vedhika, PETA India gift mechanical elephant to Kannur temple
Sankaranarayanan was unveiled on Children’s Day by award-winning child actor Sreepath Yan. The mechanical life-size elephant will be used for temple ceremonies, helping remove real elephants from a captive-like habitat, under temple premises.
PETA gifts Kerala temple a mechanical elephant for cruelty-free ceremonies
The mechanical elephant is named ‘Vadakkumbad Sankaranarayanan’. This donation is part of PETA India’s campaign to stop the use of live elephants in ceremonies.
PETA India Gifts Life-Size Mechanical Elephant To Kerala Temple
The non profit organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India along with actor Vedhika has gifted a life-size mechanical elephant to the Edayar Sree Vadakkumbad Shiva Vishnu Temple here.
PETA India along with actor Vedhika gifts life-size mechanical elephant to Kerala temple
PETA, in a statement, said that the mechanical elephant, named 'Vadakkumbad Sankaranarayanan', was donated to the temple in recognition of its decision never to own or hire live elephants
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