Subbulakshmi
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kunnakudi Shanmughanathar temple in India

Biography

☨ ♀ Subbulakshmi
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Alternative name:	Subbu

Identification

Tamil Nadu database	190

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 53 years old (estimated age)
Origin
Born:	* 1971? wild
Birth place:	in India unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†2024-09-13
Death reason:	accident: sustaining burns from a fire
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Kunnakudi Shanmughanathar temple, in India

Date of arrival

1971-00-00	Kunnakudi Shanmughanathar temple
Record history
History of updates	0000-00-00

Latest document update	2024-11-14 13:46:26

† Subbulakshmi is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2024-09-13 at Kunnakudi Shanmughanathar temple, in India, . Official death reason described as sustaining burns from a fire.

Origin

Subbulakshmi was born wild 1971? at India unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

2024: Subbu Lakshmi, a beloved 53-year-old elephant at the famous Sri Shanmuganathar Temple in Kundrakudi in Sivaganga district, died after sustaining burns from a fire in the early hours of Friday (September 13, 2024).

The elephant was given treatment by the Forest department officials and a veterinarian from the Animal Husbandry department. However, it breathed its last at around 2.30 a.m. on Friday, the officials said.

A local devotee, who regularly visited the Shanmuganathar Temple, had donated Subbulakshmi to the temple in 1971.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Subbulakshmi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kunnakudi Shanmughanathar temple in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17229. (archived at the Wayback machine)