Actress Trisha Krishnan gifts realistic mechanical elephant to temples in Aruppukottai

Chennai, June 27 -- In a landmark move blending tradition with compassion, popular Tamil film actress Trisha Krishnan and the Chennai-based NGO People for Cattle in India (PFCI) donated a life size mechanical elephant named Gaja to the Sri Ashtalinga Athisesha Selva Vinayagar and Sri Ashtabhuja Athisesha Varahi Amman Temples at Aruppukottai in the southern Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu, today.

This initiative marked the first instance in the Madurai region - and the entire Virudhunagar district where a temple has embraced a mechanical elephant for religious ceremonies.

Gaja, a meticulously designed mechanical elephant, is set to participate in temple rituals, offering a humane alternative to the traditional use of live elephant...