“Thousands of devotees belonging to different walks of life, including some foreign tourists, took part in the traditional Mahaganapathi homam and anayuttu (elephant feeding) at the Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple here on Wednesday. By offering `the first ball of feed to the baby elephant Kuttimukku Kannan, temple melsanti Kottampilly Narayanan Namboodiri inaugurated the anayuttu. Nearly 50 elephants from different parts of the district took part in the traditional feast for the elephants.” - Newindpress.com

” A small Hindu temple in Kerala’s Alleppey District has a unique shower system for elephants to provide them relief from the scorching heat.” - The Cheers

“A female elephant from Assam is in the midst of an ownership battle between the administration of the famous Manki temple here and the forest department.” - Newindpress.com

“Indumati, the elephant of famous Kukke Shree Subrahmanya Temple near here passed away in Subrahmanya on Monday May 12 night.” - D A I J I W O R L D

“Three persons, one of them a woman, were killed by an elephant that turned violent at the famous Kootalmanikyam temple at Irinjalakkuda in Thrissur district on wednesday, police said.” - The Hindu News

“Wildlife charities in India have managed to safeguard an elephant which was being mistreated by the temple that owned it.”- IAR Global News

“Conflict for space between man and elephant has led to a poignant situation where the villagers of Madukarai, near Coimbatore, will soon build a temple in memory of three elephants killed by a train near their village on January 4″ - Hindustan Times

“A five-year-old ?princess? from Bihar will soon don the role of the official elephant of Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram.” - The Hindu

“The 40-year-old Malayalappuzha Rajan, the tusker of Malayalappuzha Devi temple, who bagged the Gajarajapattam sponsored by the elephant lovers and the temple advisory committee of Thripunithura Pallipparambukavu Devi temple under the Cochin Devaswom Board, was given a rousing reception on its arrival at Kumbazha Junction enroute to Malayalappuzha at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.” - Newindpress.com

“The Bangalore Urban forest officials on Monday seized a temple elephant in Moodanapalya near Nagarabhavi for lack of necessary documents and permission.” - The Hindu

“An eight-year-old elephant presented to the Tiruchendur Subramaniya Swamy temple last year created a flutter when it ran amok on Thursday morning. ” - Newindpress.com

“Kerala’s temple festivals may no more see elephants, with their angry owners protesting against criminal cases the police slap on them whenever the animals run amok.” - DNA

“Sri Lanka’s most celebrated elephant has fallen ill after eating scores of biscuits, chocolates and other rich food offered to him ahead of the Buddhist new year celebrations, which start tomorrow.” - Guardian Unlimited