Heiyantuduwa Raja
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka

Biography

☨ ♂ Heiyantuduwa Raja

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ about 2002 years old (approximate age)
Origin
Born:	* ~1924 wild
Birth place:
Capture:	1945
Death
Dead:	†2002-11-06
Death reason:	:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

	Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth
Record history
History of updates	2025-03-16:

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Heiyantuduwa Raja is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2002-11-06 at Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth, in Sri Lanka, .

Origin

Heiyantuduwa Raja was born wild ~1924, captured 1945 .

Comments / pictures

Owners: William Gunasekara and Henry Gunasekara.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Heiyantuduwa Raja, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11239. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Litterature about Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth

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