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

Latha was born wild 1971.

2024: The 60-year-old female elephant, Lata, who served in the Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatha temple for over five decades, died on Friday, March 8.

Lata was among the three female elephants serving in the temple. Lata was seen in Lakshdeepostava, the yearly temple festival, and other religious events in the temple. It has been unwell for the last three days. It died on Friday morning.

References

Sources used for this article is among others:

• https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/60-year-old-temple-elephant-dies-in-dharmasthala/article67929966.ece
• Database for Captive Elephants and their Mahouts in Karnataka
  made 2009 by Surendra Varma, Shiela Rao, Suparna Ganguly and Rajendra Hasbhavi, India

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