Deceased elephants at Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka

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This database list 7 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location
1	+ ♂ EM Samanalaya	Born: wild Dead:2007, disease infections after gunshot, collapsed after seven months of taming attempts	2007-04-00
2	+ ♂ EM Jaya Raja	Born: wild Dead:1994 (28 years after arrival),	1966-00-00 Mysore Zoo
3	+ ♂ EM Maligawa Raja	Born: wild ~1913 Dead:1988-07-16 (51 years after arrival), disease "an illness"	1937-07-31 Tikiri Bandara Mampitiya
4	+ ♂ EM Skanda	Born: wild Dead:1986 (49 years after arrival), unknown	1937-07-31 Tikiri Bandara Mampitiya
5	+ ♂ EM Heiyantuduwa Raja	Born: wild ~1924 Dead:2002-11-06,
6	+ ♂ EM Nadungamuwa Raja 69	Born: wild 1953 Dead:2022-03-07,	Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Bahadur
7	+ ♂ EM Eka Dantheya (Nilame) 69	Born: Dead:2018-03-12, unknown

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Facts about Deceased elephants at Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 18 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1348 (archived at the Wayback machine)

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Latest update	Name of elephant	Source (if it is a website, the target website will open in new window)
2018-11-14	Nadungamuwa Raja:	• http://www.dailymirror.lk/114073/Gangaramaya-Tuskers-were-privileged-to-have-carried-the-Dalada-Sacred-Casket • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadungamuwa_Raja • https://www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-132032-16 • http://www.adaderana.lk/news/81029/ceremonial-tusker-nadungamuwa-raja-dies
2018-06-29	Jaya Raja:	• Ceylon tuskers
2018-05-16	Maligawa Raja:	• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_(elephant)
2018-05-16	Skanda:	• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raja_(elephant)
2018-05-16	Heiyantuduwa Raja:	• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heiyantuduwa_Raja_(elephant)
2018-03-16	Eka Dantheya (Nilame):	• https://biodiversitysrilanka.org/2017/03/15/emple-of-the-tooth-tusker-dies/

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2022-04-01	Majestic tuskers of sri dalada maligawa - Elephant News
2011-07-19	Navam raja, no more - Elephant News

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