CNN. Mechanical elephant used for rituals at Indian temple. Posted: June 23, 2024 | Last updated: November 14, 2024. A temple in India is using a robotic pachyderm for its rituals.

A life-sized mechanical elephant will take part in ceremonies at a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala, amid concerns about the welfare of animals used for rituals.. The animal-like ...

But here’s the thing: Kombara Kannan is a mechanical elephant. It is made of rubber, fibre and metal. It has a motor where the elephant’s heart should be, and it is what controls the pachyderm’s ...

THRISSUR: The life-size mechanical elephant is similar to a living one; it flaps its ears and squirts water from its majestic trunk but it is also a replica rolled out to replace the endangered ...

The Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in Kerala introduces a lifelike mechanical elephant, replacing live animals in its rituals. Standing 11 feet tall and weighing 800 kg, this innovation marks ...

A mechanical elephant at Forest Primary School in Guernsey will be fixed ahead of their annual summer fete. Jumbo was built in 1953 for the old zoo and was then given to the school in the 1970s.

Mechanical elephant, that replaces live elephants for temple ceremonies, was unveiled by seers at Rambhapuri Mutt at Balehonnur in N.R. Pura taluk of Chikkamagaluru on December 15, 2024..

A mechanical elephant at Forest Primary School in Guernsey will be fixed ahead of their annual summer fete. Jumbo was built in 1953 for the old zoo and was then given to the school in the 1970s.

On the march – Le Grand Elephant. Credit: iStock Les Machines de l’ile have been a signature of the French city of Nantes since June 30, 2007, when the enormous steampunk elephant bus first ...

A mechanical elephant at Forest Primary School in Guernsey will be fixed ahead of their annual summer fete. Jumbo was built in 1953 for the old zoo and was then given to the school in the 1970s.

A mechanical elephant at Forest Primary School in Guernsey will be fixed ahead of their annual summer fete. Jumbo was built in 1953 for the old zoo and was then given to the school in the 1970s.