Thechikkottu Kavu Ramachandran
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Thechikkottukavu Peramangalthu Devaswom in India

Biography
♂ Thechikkottu Kavu Ramachandran


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Alternative name: Thechikottukavu Ramachandran

Identification

Chip id Number00065DC96D
Local id Number 42
Kerala database nr552

Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂ 61 years old
Body height: 3.16 meter, 10.4 feet
Management:Free contact

People killed:5: Killed three women after he ran amok at a temple festival in Perumbavoor, and killed two persons at Guruvayur in February 2019.
Origin
Born:* 1964 wild
Birth place:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Thechikkottukavu Peramangalthu Devaswom, in India

Date of arrival

Thechikkottukavu Peramangalthu Devaswom
from Bihar unspecified location

Bihar unspecified location
from unknown

Record history
History of updates2018-05-17

Latest document update2025-04-02 08:36:07
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Biography


Thechikkottu Kavu Ramachandran is a living Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Thechikkottukavu Peramangalthu Devaswom, in India.

Thechikkottu Kavu Ramachandran arrived to the Thechikkottukavu Peramangalthu Devaswom unknown date, relocated from the Bihar unspecified location, in India.


Social

Thechikkottu Kavu Ramachandran lives together with 1 other elephants at the Thechikkottukavu Peramangalthu Devaswom: (detailed list)

  1. Thechikkottu Kavu Devidasan born ~1990


Origin

Thechikkottu Kavu Ramachandran was born wild 1964.


Comments / pictures

Origin: Bihar. The second heighest elepant in Kerala. Height-10.3ft. He is the winner of Cherai Pooram, Chakkumarassery pooram, Parkkadi pooram and Cheeram kulangara pooram for several years.

1999: he fought with Thiruvambadi Chandrashekharan and severely injured him.

2011: Carrying the idol of Neythalakkavu Bhagavati, Ramachandran used to open the south entrance gate (Thekke Gopuranada) of the Vadakkumnathan temple since 2011.

2013-01-27: Killed three women after he ran amok at a temple festival in Perumbavoor on January 27.

The owner of the handsome Thechikkottukara Ramachandran, was paid Rs. 2.27 lakhs per day for the temple festival at Nenmara-Vallangi Vela.

2019-02; killed two persons at Guruvayur in February 2019.

2021: The Neythalakkavu temple administration committee has decided not to take Ramachandran for the ceremony, Ernakulam Sivakumar owned by the Cochin Devaswom Board, will replace Ramachandran.



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2021-03-16 Thrissur pooram: tusker ernakulam sivakumar to replace thechikottukavu ramachandran. - Elephant News

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Thechikkottu Kavu Ramachandran, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Thechikkottukavu Peramangalthu Devaswom in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 3 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=3629. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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