Lakshmi
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Dawood Meeran in India

Biography

☨ ♀ Lakshmi
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Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Female ♀ maybe about 54 years old (estimated age)
Origin
Born:	* 1966? wild
Birth place:	in India unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†2020-10-18
Death location:	Muthumalai Amman Temple in Mukoodal
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Dawood Meeran, in India

Date of arrival

	Dawood Meeran from India unspecified location

Record history
History of updates	2020-10-19

Latest document update	2020-10-19 01:47:24
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† Lakshmi is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2020-10-18 at Dawood Meeran, in India, .

Origin

Lakshmi was born wild 1966? at India unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

2020-10-18: Lakshmi, 54-year-old female elephant died at Mukoodal in the district on Sunday. Forest department officials said that the elephant was owned by one Dawood Meeran (50) of Ravanasamudram, near Ambasamudram, for the last five years. He used to take the elephant to local temples during festivals organised by the villagers. On Saturday night, he reached Muthumalai Amman Temple in Mukoodal, where a festival was scheduled on Sunday. However, in the early hours of Sunday, Meeran found the pachyderm unconscious.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Lakshmi, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Dawood Meeran in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=7941. (archived at the Wayback machine)