Shanti
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Sri Akhilandeswari Temple in India

Biography

☨ ♀ Shanti
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Identification

Tamil Nadu database	+138? (N/A)

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ about 2010 years old (approximate age)
Origin
Born:	* ~1956 unknown
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†2010-07-15
Death reason:	age: ailing
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Sri Akhilandeswari Temple, in India

Date of arrival

1961-00-00	Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Sri Akhilandeswari Temple
Record history
History of updates	2018-05-17

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Shanti is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2010-07-15 at Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Sri Akhilandeswari Temple, in India, . Official death reason described as ailing.

Origin

Shanti was born unknown ~1956.

Comments / pictures

Fifty-four-year-old Shanthi was donated by the late actor Shivaji Ganesan in 1961 when it was about five years old...The elephant was said to be ailing the past couple of months and was under the observation of a team of veterinary doctors

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Shanti, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Sri Akhilandeswari Temple in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 17 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=5559. (archived at the Wayback machine)