Pampadi Rajan

Gajarajan Pampady Rajan (Malayalam: പാമ്പാടി രാജൻ;) (c. 1977) also written as Pampady Rajan is one of the tallest elephants in Kerala.[1]

Pampady Rajan
Pampady Rajan
SpeciesElephas maximus (Asian Elephant)
SexMale
Bornc. 1977
Kerala
Nation fromIndia
Known forThrissur pooram
OwnerRobit M Thomas
Height3.08 m (10 ft 1 in) (in dispute)

Pampady Rajan, who was born wild in the forests of Kerala was bought in the 1970s by Moodankallungal Baby at an auction from Kodanad elephant center for Rs 25,000.[2] Pampady Rajan has won many Gajapattams (elephant awards) including Gajarajan, Gajakesari, Gajarakthnam, Gajarajaprajapathi, Gajarajakulapathi, Gajaraja Lakshana Perumaal, GajarajaGajothama Thilakam, GajendraKarnan and a rare award named Gajamaanikyam.[3] On 21 October 2015, Rajan was honoured with a new title "Saarvabhauman Gajaraja Gandarvan" by Mahanavami committe in Kodunthirapully Village, Palakkad.[4] He is the winner of 2006 and 2007 Ithithanam Elephant Fest which was held at Changanassery in Kottayam district. He has participated in many poorams including the most famous Thrissur pooram.[5] Pambady Rajan is one of the celebrity elephants in Kerala.[6] Since elephants are chosen to carry images of deities at temple festivals based on their stature and bearing, he was one of four elephants featured in life-size advertisements on the highway for a temple in Maradu.[7] Some disputes are there regarding the exact height of Rajan. In a survey conducted on 27 February 2006 by the Forest Department to issue an ownership certificate, Rajan was measured a height of 315 cm. However in 2012, he was measured to be 308 cm.[8] However some claims that this was done by someone deliberately to show a reduction in his height.[9]

References
  1. "Kerala's star elephants are a 'jumbo' hit on the internet - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. "Pampadi Rajan കരിവീട്ടി കറുപ്പഴകൻ പാമ്പാടി രാജൻ". Gajaveeran. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "Pampadi Rajan കരിവീട്ടി കറുപ്പഴകൻ പാമ്പാടി രാജൻ". Gajaveeran. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. ഹരിഗോവിന്ദന്‍, -വി. "യൗവനകാന്തിയില്‍ പാമ്പാടി രാജന്‍". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "Pampady Rajan - പാമ്പാടി രാജൻ". The Bearded Traveller - vallappura.com. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. "കേരളത്തിലെ ഗജരാജാക്കന്മാർ". Janam TV. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. K. S. Sudhi, "Adding charm to temple festivals", The Hindu, 27 December 2006.
  8. "Kerala High Court stalls fight to decide tallest jumbo". Deccan Chronicle. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  9. "ഗജരാജന്‍ പാമ്പാടി രാജന്‍ വളരുന്നത് താഴോട്ടാണ്!". malayalam.webdunia.com. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

Pambady Rajan at elephant-kerala.com

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