Thiruvambadi Cheriya Chandrasekharan
Thiruvambadi Cheriya Chandrasekharan (c. 1980) is one of the tallest elephants in Kerala owned by Thiruvambadi Temple.[1][2]
Species | Elephas maximus (Asian Elephant) |
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Sex | Male |
Born | c. 1980 Bihar, India |
Nation from | India |
Known for | Thrissur Pooram, Poorams |
Predecessor | Thiruvambadi Chandrasekharan Thiruvambadi Sivasundar |
Owner | Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple |
Height | 3.05 m (10 ft 0 in) |
Following the death of Thiruvambadi Sivasundar in 2018, Chandrasekharan carried the idol for Thiruvambadi sector on behalf of the temple.[3] Cheriya Chandrasekharan is named after the elephant Thiruvambady Chandrasekharan" (now known as Thiruvambadi Valiya Chandrasekharan), who died in 2002.[4] The elephant was bought from a circus group of Bihar in 1999 at the age of 20 and was later dedicated to the temple in 2007.[5]
References
- "Thrissur Pooram: Thiruvambadi Cheriya Chandrasekharan thrives in the absence of Shivasunder". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- "Thiruvambadi Chandrasekharan to main attraction in thrissur pooram". malayalam.news18.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- "Thrissur ready for Pooram; Thiruvambadi Bhagavathy's great Thiruvambadi's own Chandrasekaran carry the idol in absence of Sivasundar". BIGNEWSLIVE | Latest Malayalam News. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- "പൂരത്തിന് തിരുവമ്പാടി ഭഗവതിയുടെ തിടമ്പേറ്റുന്നത് തിരുവമ്പാടിയുടെ ചന്ദ്രശേഖരൻ". www.manoramanews.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- "Stars of pooram up close and personal - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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