A Kerala temple has a mechanical elephant to perform rituals

On Sunday, February 26, a mechanical elephant was dedicated to the deity at a temple near Thrissur to perform daily rituals in place of the actual skin. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India joined hands with award-winning actress Parvathy Thiruvoth and held a ceremony at the Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in Irinjadappilly Raman, the robotic elephant ‘Nadayiruthal’.PETA said Raman to help conduct ceremonies at the temple in a safe and cruelty-free manner, thus supporting the recovery and life of real elephants in the forest and ending the horror of imprisonment for them. Opening ceremony was followed by a performance by a music ensemble led by Peruvanam Satheesan Marar. Exposing elephants to the extreme sound of a timpani is cruel because it is harmful and distressing to living elephants,” PETA said in a statement.
Thiruvothu said that today we have an opportunity to understand what animals have to endure when people use them for entertainment. “It is high time we take stronger and more effective steps to end such abuse and allow animals to live respectful and dignified lives. The temple’s head priest Rajkumar Namboothiri said they were “very happy and grateful” to receive a mechanical elephant to to help them carry. out rituals and festivals cruelty-free and hoped that other sanctuaries will also consider replacing live elephants in rituals. PETA called on all places and events that use elephants to replace them with elephants or other means. It also demanded that elephants already in captivity be retired to sanctuaries where they can live with other elephants, recovering mentally and physically from the trauma of years of isolation, captivity and abuse.