Deceased elephants at Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp in India

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This database list 19 dead elephants

Nr	Sex Species Name Id	Status	Arrival location
1	+ ♂ EM Vineeth Krishnan DCEK id: 700	Born: wild ~1980 Dead:2018-05-25 (15 years after arrival), disease intestinal impaction	2003-01-01
2	+ ♂ EM Guruvayur Vailya Kesavan	Born: wild Dead:2021-03-29 (21 years after arrival), disease abscess on its back. Tuberculosis?	2000-05-09 Nakeri Mana Vasudevan Namboodiri
3	+ ♂ EM Arjun Local id: 5 DCEK id: 640 20	Born: unknown 1992 Dead:2012-07-20 (14 years after arrival), disease toxaemia	1998-00-00
4	+ ♂ EM Guruvayur Gajarajan Kesavan 72	Born: wild 1904 Dead:1976-12-02, age	1975-06-25 Guruvayur Devaswom (Kovilakam)
5	+ ♂ EM Gaja Ratnam Guruvayur Padmanabhan DCEK id: 678 72	Born: wild Dead:2020-02-26 (45 years after arrival), unknown	1975-06-25 Guruvayur Devaswom (Kovilakam)
6	+ ♀ EM Gajarani Lakshmikutty 72	Born: wild Dead:1997 (22 years after arrival), unknown	1975-06-25 Guruvayur Devaswom (Kovilakam)
7	+ ♂ EM Kuttisankaran Local id: 28 DCEK id: 558 CHIP:00065964FC Certificate nr:386 58	Born: wild 1962 Dead:2020-07-26 (51 years after arrival), age	1969-00-00 Kuttisankaran Nair
8	+ ♀ EM Gaiamuthassi Thara DCEK id: 695 63	Born: unknown 1960 Dead:2023-11-28 (66 years after arrival), age	1957-05-09 Kamala Circus
9	+ ♂ EM Adithyan Local id: 2 DCEK id: 637	Born: wild ~1995 Dead:2017, unknown overworked
10	+ ♀ EM Nandini DCEK id: 675	Born: unknown <1967 Dead:2025-04-12, age collapsed March 19, under treatment for several months due to a worsening foot disease
11	+ ♂ EM Seshadri Local id: 16 DCEK id: 691 26	Born: unknown 1992 Dead:2018-03-21, accident died after falling into a well
12	+ ♂ EM Kuttinarayanan (Asiad Appu) 23	Born: unknown 1982 Dead:2005-05-14, disease fever from arthritis and fracture	Appu Ghar
13	+ ♂ EM Junior Achuthan DCEK id: 655 39	Born: unknown 1978 Dead:2017-06-07, unknown collapsed and died
14	+ ♂ EM Nandilath Gopalakrishnan DCEK id: XX 28	Born: unknown 1978 Dead:2006-01-07, disease impaction of the colon Erandakettu and pneumonia
15	+ ♂ EM Kesavankutty (Keshavankutty) 43	Born: unknown 1973 Dead:2016-03-31, disease intestinal rupture
16	+ ♂ EM Guruvajur Madhavankutty 51	Born: unknown 1970 Dead:2021-07-03, unknown preliminary findings indicate suppurative bronchopneumonia and age-related weakness
17	+ ♂ EM Kannan Local id: ? DCEK id: 660 55	Born: unknown 1969 Dead:2024-01-27, age
18	+ ♂ EM Ramankutty DCEK id: 685 58	Born: unknown 1958 Dead:2016-09-15, unknown	Raman Namboodiri (Puthillathu Mana)
19	+ ♂ EM Ramachandran DCEK id: 684 61	Born: unknown 1949 Dead:2010-02-22, age

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Facts about Deceased elephants at Guruvayur Devaswom elephant camp in India, Elephant Encyclopedia, Koehl, D. (2025), available online retrieved 24 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=535 (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)
2024-02-01	Kannan:	• http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Ordeal-of-elephants-continues/article16865451.ece • http://www.forest.kerala.gov.in/images/cekerala.pdf • https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php • http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7938
2021-07-04	Guruvajur Madhavankutty:	• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/elephant-guruvayur-madhavankutty-dies/articleshow/84105042.cms • http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7695
2021-04-07	Gaja Ratnam Guruvayur Padmanabhan:	• https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kerala-s-beloved-elephant-jumbo-king-padmanabhan-no-more/story-OAkX72gli99kEol7zBa8hN.html • https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=518688&u=
2021-04-07	Guruvayur Vailya Kesavan:	• https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/tusker-valiya-kesavan-of-guruvayur-temple-dies/articleshow/81749070.cms • https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/tusker-guruvayur-valiya-kesavan-dies-at-52-1.5554349 • http://www.elephant-news.com/index.php?id=7654
2020-08-07	Kuttisankaran:	• https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/tusker-kongad-kuttisankaran-dies-at-58-1.4932660
2018-05-27	Vineeth Krishnan:	• Rajeev N Kurup
2018-05-06	Adithyan:	• https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/160118/kerala-temple-fests-kill-elephants-at-young-age.html
2018-05-06	Junior Achuthan:	• https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/250617/kerala-another-elephant-dies-in-captivity.html • https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/160118/kerala-temple-fests-kill-elephants-at-young-age.html • http://www.asiannature.org/sites/default/files/10%20TR%20Kerala-Captive%20elephants%20Welfare%20%26%20Management.pdf
2018-05-06	Arjun:	• http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-20/thiruvananthapuram/32763227_1_elephant-sanctuary-arjun-tusker
2018-05-06	Nandilath Gopalakrishnan:	• <a href="http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/09/stories/2006010904270300.htm">News article</a>
2018-05-04	Seshadri:	• https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2018/03/21/elephant-runs-amok-dies-after-falling-into-well-guruvayur-palakkad.html
2018-03-18	Ramankutty:	• E. V. Pradeep • http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/ramankutty-of-guruvayur-dewaswom-dies-english-news-1.1358227
2018-03-18	Gaiamuthassi Thara:	• https://assamtribune.com/national/88-yr-old-tara-hogs-limelight-on-world-elephant-day-1433227 • https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1198730&u=gajamuthassi-thara-eldest-elephant-in-guruvayur-elephant-camp-dies-at-70

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