Guruvayur Gajarajan Kesavan
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp in India

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Guruvayur Gajarajan Kesavan  dead elephant



Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 72 years old
Body height: 3.20 meter, 10.5 feet
Origin
Born:* 1904 wild
Birth place:
Death
Dead: 1976-12-02
Death reason: age:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp, in India

Date of arrival

1975-06-25Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp
from Guruvayur Devaswom (Kovilakam)

1922-01-04Guruvayur Devaswom (Kovilakam)
from Valiya Raja of Nilambur

Valiya Raja of Nilambur
from Nilambur reserve forest

Record history
History of updates2024-01-31

Latest document update2021-08-07 13:45:09
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† Guruvayur Gajarajan Kesavan is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 1976-12-02 at Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp, in India, .

Origin

Guruvayur Gajarajan Kesavan was born wild 1904.


Comments / pictures

Kesawan was Guruvayoors largest elephant, 11.5 Feet = 3.2 metres.

The day of Kesavans death is observed as Gajaraja Smarana. There is a full-length film on Guruvayoor Kesavan, as well as an erected statue.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Guruvayur Gajarajan Kesavan, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=1925. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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