Indiraja

The king of Athgale in the Kandyu,

Born in an elephant training center in Mudumale, Tamil Nadu, India, Indi Raja elephant was donated to Sri Dalada Palace in 1986 on the advice of the former Prime Minister of India, the late Mr. Rajiv Gandhi. At that time, this elephant was about 6 years old. Has the name "Bashir".

This elephant was qualified for the Perehara Karaduwa at a young age. This elephant, who is about 39 years old, is more than 9 feet tall.

A bit harsh manners.This elephant, who knows the language spoken by the elephants of India and Sri Lanka and the common human language, claims to be the leader of the class of elephants in Sri Dalada Palace.

Indi Raja also known as Indiraja, is an Indian elephant.Indiraja is a main casket bearer of the Kandy Esala Perahera, 

an annual religious procession held to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, at the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in which he carried the main casket many times.He is also the leading tusker of the elephant troop at the Temple of the Tooth.

The tusker was born around 1980 in India and was gifted to the Temple of the Tooth by Former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi to then-President JR Jayawardena at a solemn ceremony in July 1987.[Indi Raja was only 6 years when he was gifted to Sri Lanka.In his younger days, Indiraja was docile though playful. 

He is the second most senior elephant in Dalada Maligawa troop, after Janaraja.