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Sandhya
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC) in India

♀ Sandhya
Alternative name:	Santhiya, Kamakshi

Identification

Karnataka database	00

Description

Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies:	Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 47 years old (estimated age)
Management:	Free contact
Origin
Born:	* 1976? wild
Birth place:	in India unspecified location
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC), in India

Date of arrival

2019-00-00	M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC) from Kamakshi Amman Temple

Record history
History of updates	2019: transferred to M. R. Palayam

Latest document update	2021-12-25 15:05:33
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Biography

Location

Sandhya is a living Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) , located at the M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC), in India.

Sandhya arrived in 2019-00-00 to the M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC), relocated from the Kamakshi Amman Temple, in India.

Sandhya lives together with 6 other elephants at the M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC):

♀ Avayambal
♀ Gomathi born 1956?
♀ Indhumathi
♀ Indira born 1961?
♀ Jayanthi born 1998?
♀ Malachi born 1987?

detailed list with arrival dates etc.

Origin

Sandhya was born wild 1976? at India unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

Sandhya alias Kamakshi was brought to the temple from Hunsur Forest Division of Karnataka when she was seven and a half years old. Karnataka Forest Department had sold her for Rs.20,000/- in 1981.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2021). Sandhya, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 5 June 2023 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=13162. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

http://www.vijayvaani.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/rescued-elephants-get-a-fresh-start-at-this-exclusive-rehabilitation-camp-in-tamil-nadu/article29854758.ece through Chandrika Varadachari
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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Categories1976 births | Elephants from M. R. Palayam Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (ERRC) | India | Asian elephants

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