Gandhimathi, elephant of Tirunelveli Nellaiappar Temple, no more
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Gandhimathi, elephant of Tirunelveli Nellaiappar Temple, no more

The Hindu  

Gandhimathi, the 55-year-old female elephant of Sri Nellaiappar Temple in Tirunelveli passed away on Sunday. The temple administration has designated a land near Thamarai Kulam parking area of the temple for its burial. As a mark of respect, the temple management has announced that the temple would remain closed for darshan until the elephant’s final rites were completed, followed by special rituals for the deities. Karthikeyan, Assembly member Abdul Wahab and other dignitaries authorities along with a large number of devotees paid their respects to Gandhimathi.

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