THRISSUR: The life-size mechanical elephant is similar to a living one; it flaps its ears and squirts water from its majestic trunk but it is also a replica rolled out to replace the endangered ...

A recent video shared by PETA featured one such robot elephant from a temple in Kerala. At first glance, it looked like a ...

A Kerala temple has introduced a robotic elephant in place of live elephants for its rituals, marking a major step towards ...

The introduction of Mahadevan will help reunite real elephants, who are social by nature, with their clans and also reduce ...

To say an elephant stole the show at such a gathering is stating the obvious. But here’s the thing: Kombara Kannan is a mechanical elephant. It is made of rubber, fibre and metal. It has a motor where ...

Kombara Kannan, a three-metre-tall mechanical elephant weighing 800 kilograms will be unveiled at Kombara Sree Krishna Swami Temple, Thrissur, by Anoushka Shankar and PETA India. Satish Vimalan ...

For the fifth edition of the Dubai Pooram at the Etisalat Academy Ground in Dubai on December 2, 2024, four elephants were paraded in all their festive regalia. Gently swaying, shaking their heads ...

To honour this commitment, Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty gifted Umamaheshwara, an extraordinary 3-metre-tall mechanical elephant weighing 800 kilograms, to the mutt on Sunday. In his video byte ...

In a thoughtful move advocating for animal welfare, actor Suniel Shetty, along with NGOs PETA India and CUPA, donated a life-size mechanical elephant named Umamaheshwara to the Shri Umamaheshwara ...

The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari [57.51.23] This item is openly available as part of an Open ...

Chief Swamiji of the Shilamatha, Renuka Shivacharya said, "We are truly elated to welcome this mechanical elephant, Umamaheshwara, who will ensure our rituals are performed in the safest ...