Pampadi Rajan Explained

Pampady Rajan
Species:Elephas maximus (Asian Elephant)
Gender:Male
Birth Place:Kodanadu Forest Range Kerala
Nationality:Indian
Known:Thrissur pooram
Owner:M.A. Thomas

Gajarajan Pampady Rajan (Malayalam: പാമ്പാടി രാജൻ;) (1977) also written as Pampady Rajan,[1] is a notable Asian elephant.

Pampady Rajan, born in Malayattoor, was bought in the 1970s at an auction from Kodanad elephant training center for Rs 25,000. His early name at the Kodanad Elephant Training Center was Bastin. Presently living at Pampady, Kottayam, Kerala,[2]

Pampady Rajan has won many Gajapattams (elephant awards) including Gajarajan, Gajakesari, Gajarakthnam, Gajarajaprajapathi, Gajarajakulapathi, Gajaraja Lakshana Perumaal, GajarajaGajothama Thilakam, GajendraKarnan, and a rare award known as the Gajamaanikyam for his beauty.[3]

On 21 October 2015, Rajan was honoured with a new title "Saarvabhauman Gajaraja Gandarvan" by Mahanavami committee in Kodunthirapully Village, Palakkad.[4] He is the winner of 2006 and 2007 Ithithanam Elephant Fest which was held at Changanassery in Kottayam district. He has participated in many poorams including the most famous Thrissur pooram.[5]

Pambady Rajan is a celebrity elephant in Kerala.[6] As elephants are chosen to carry images of deities at temple festivals based on their stature and bearing, he was one of four elephants featured in life-size advertisements on the highway for a temple in Maradu.[7]

In 2012, he was measured to be .[8] [9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerala's star elephants are a 'jumbo' hit on the internet - Times of India. 2021-01-08. The Times of India.
  2. Web site: 2019-04-26. Pampadi Rajan കരിവീട്ടി കറുപ്പഴകൻ പാമ്പാടി രാജൻ. 2021-01-12. Gajaveeran. en-US.
  3. Web site: 2019-04-26. Pampadi Rajan കരിവീട്ടി കറുപ്പഴകൻ പാമ്പാടി രാജൻ. 2021-01-12. Gajaveeran. en-US.
  4. Web site: ഹരിഗോവിന്ദന്‍. -വി. യൗവനകാന്തിയില്‍ പാമ്പാടി രാജന്‍. 2021-01-12. Mathrubhumi. en.
  5. Web site: 2018-05-05. Pampady Rajan - പാമ്പാടി രാജൻ. 2021-01-12. The Bearded Traveller - vallappura.com. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2020-08-15. കേരളത്തിലെ ഗജരാജാക്കന്മാർ. 2021-01-12. Janam TV. en-US.
  7. K.S. Sudhi, "Adding charm to temple festivals", The Hindu, 27 December 2006.
  8. Web site: 2016-02-20. Kerala High Court stalls fight to decide tallest jumbo. 2021-01-12. Deccan Chronicle. en.
  9. Web site: From Mammoth to Modern Elephant. 22 December 2005 .
  10. Web site: ഗജരാജന്‍ പാമ്പാടി രാജന്‍ വളരുന്നത് താഴോട്ടാണ്!. 2021-01-12. malayalam.webdunia.com.