Lakshmi & Raja
pre shoot moment's of them
Elephants are very intelligent, highly sensitive, and emotional. They can communicate with each other through feet, by touching and sensing the ground
Tusker Missaka
The Tusker ‘Missaka,’ that frequented the Yala Sanctuary, died after suffering from a trap gun injury that persisted for over two weeks, park authorities said.
Yala National Park Warden D. P. Siyasinghe speaking to Daily Mirror said the tusker died due to a wound in his left front leg which had gotten worse and injuries sustained by it close to his left eye.
The tusker was found walking around with severe injuries near the Bandu Wewa in close proximity to the Ondaatje Bungalow in Kataragama last
The 35-years-old tusker’s wound had worsened since it was spotted last and the wound had deepened to measure about a foot long and a foot wide, There were two more wounds suffered by it near the left eye which was suspected to have been caused by gunshots
Three veterinarians, who treated the elephant for three days continuously, observed that the tusker seemed to have sustained these injuries two to three weeks ago.
However, the tusker died from sepsis last morning after a valiant struggle
Tusker Sanka
Tusker Sanka has died at Ambanpola, Kadahathagama in Sri Lanka.(2023/06/18 6am) He is a close friend of Tusker Kawanthissa the largest in Sri Lanka. Tusker Sanka has fall to a pit and has damaged to the internal organs. There by due internal bleedings,tusker died. He is a great loss to SriLankan Tusker Family. There were some bullets in his body. Much pain could had him there.
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.
The longest pair of tusks in South Asia "Raja of Millangoda" (1945 - 2011)
Millangoda Raja is an elephant who lived in Sri Lanka and was considered to be the longest tusked elephant in Asia during his lifetime. In the year 1945, this elephant was captured in a forest in the Anamaduwa Nawakathtagama area of Puttalam district and then owned to S.R. Millangoda Appuhami.who lived in Molagoda, Kegalle.
At that time, the class of elephants in Hunupitiya Gangarama Vihara, Colombo
Hunupitiya Gangarama Temple is located in the Colombo District of the Western Province
The temple is a magnificent and beautiful temple with a long historyIt became famous when the head of the temple, Galaboda Gnanessara, became the leader of the temple.
Since then Navam Raja, Ruwan Raja, Atula For many celebrities like Kalu Amma, Batti, Maharagama Sita in Wennappuwa Gangarama Temple, Hunupitiya, Colombo
While owning Ganga Atanniage, who is still a beautiful elephant princess This temple is also owned.Hunupitiya Gangarama is shown below Navam Raja Athu, Atula, which belonged to the temple
Elephants, batti elephants, black mother elephants
The four elephants who went to the temple A photo taken while in possession.
As of today, from these four people Not a single elephant is alive.