Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan

Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan (c. 1973) is an elephant owned by the Mangalamkunnu family (tharavadu), that owns the largest number of captive elephants in Kerala, only behind Guruvayur devaswom.[1][2] Ayyappan has acted in movies like Anachandam and Naatammai along with another elephant from Mangalamkunnu Tharavadu called Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy (late).[3]

Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan
SpeciesElephas maximus (Asian Elephant)
SexMale
Bornc. 1973
Bihar
Nation fromIndia
Known forThrissur Pooram
OwnerMangalamkunnu Tharavadu
Height3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Named afterAyyappan

Mangalamkkunnu Karnan (late) and Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy are the two other most famous elephants in the tharavadu along with Ayyappan.[4] The Mangalamkunnu brothers discovered Ayyappan in 1992 at the Sonpur fair in Bihar. He has participated in many poorams including the famous Thrissur pooram.[5] Ayyappan's stardom increased in 2006-07 when he carried the idol of Devi for the Paramekkavu section in Thrissur Pooram.[6] With an height of 305 cm, he is one of the tallest elephants in the state.[7][8] During the funeral of Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy, following his death in 2019, the prostration of Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan brought tears to everyone's eyes.[9] Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy was considered to be Ayyappan's brother and during his funeal, Ayyappan raised his trunk, bended his legs forward and prostrated himself, showing the brotherly love.[10]

References
  1. ഹരിഗോവിന്ദന്‍, -വി. "ആനച്ചന്തത്തിലെ സിനിമാതാരമായി മംഗലാംകുന്ന് അയ്യപ്പന്‍". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  2. "ഒരു വീടും 14 ആനകളും | Environment News | Manorama Online". www.manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. ഉണ്ണിത്താന്‍, സി ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണന്‍. "ചമയങ്ങള്‍ അഴിച്ചുവച്ച് ഗജകേസരികള്‍ക്കും വിശ്രമം". www.janmabhumi.in. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. WakeupMedia (2018-04-30). "മംഗലാംകുന്ന് അയ്യപ്പൻ". wakeUpMedia. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  5. "Stars of pooram up close and personal - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  6. "Kerala: No lockdown misery for Mangalamkunnu elephants - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  7. "ഉത്സവ കമ്മറ്റിയില്‍ തര്‍ക്കം; താരമായി മംഗലാംകുന്ന് അയ്യപ്പന്‍ | Kairali News | kairalinewsonline.com". 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  8. "Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan, an Asian elephant at Geetha P D". www.elephant.se. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  9. Daily, Keralakaumudi. "മംഗലാംകുന്ന് ഗണപതിയുടെ വിടവാങ്ങൽ, കണ്ണുനിറച്ച് അയ്യപ്പന്റെ അന്ത്യപ്രണാമം". Keralakaumudi Daily (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  10. "Ayyappan upset over Ganapati's separation; Prostration with tears: Painful video". www.manoramanews.com. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
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