Shivani
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple in India

Biography

♀ Shivani
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Identification

Karnataka database	00

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ 5 years old
Management:	Wild elephant
Origin
Born:	* 2020-07-01 captive-born
Birth place:	in Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple

Parents:	♂ x ♀ Lakshmi
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple, in India

Date of arrival

2020-07-01	Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple
Record history
History of updates	2020-09-12

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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Biography

Shivani is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple, in India.

Shivani arrived in 2020-07-01 to the Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple,

Social

Shivani lives together with 1 other elephants at the Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple: (detailed list)

♀ Lakshmi

and possibly other wild elephants which have no record in this database

Origin

Shivani was born captive-born 2020-07-01 at Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple.

Parentage

Parents of Shivani are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Lakshmi (mother).

Pedigree

**Shivanis ancestral Pedigree:**
P	I	II	III
Shivani	Sire (f): Born:	Sire ff: Born:	Sire fff:
		Sire ff: Born:	Dame ffm:
		Dame fm: Born:	Sire fmf:
		Dame fm: Born:	Dame fmm:
	Dame m: Lakshmi Born:	Sire mf: Born:	Sire mff:
		Sire mf: Born:	Dame mfm:
		Dame mm: Born:	Sire mmf:
		Dame mm: Born:	Dame mmm:

Comments / pictures

2020-09-02: naming ceremony, with the name Shivani

Link to film with elephant baby: https://web.facebook.com/Sri.Kshetra.Dharmasthala.Manjunatha/videos/693048531287255

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Shivani, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Manjunatha Swamy Temple in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7949. (archived at the Wayback machine)