Thrikkadavoor Sivaraju Explained

Thrikkadavoor Sivaraju
Species:	Elephas maximus (Asian Elephant)
Gender:	Male
Birth Place:	Konni forest, Kerala
Nationality:	India
Known:	Poorams
Owner:	Travancore Devaswom Board
Namedafter:	Shiva

Thrikkadavoor Sivaraju (1973) is an elephant from southern Kerala owned by Travancore Devaswom.^[1] At a height of 311  cm, Sivaraju is one of the tallest living elephants in Asia.^[2]

Sivaraju is an elephant with the body structure that is mentioned in mathangaleela(Book of elephants). He is having a massive ear structure that makes sivaraju different and beautiful from other elephants.In May 2024, Sivaraju received an amount of Rs 8,000,08 for Kattakampal Pooram from Srayil Desham Thrissur 2024. This record was previously held by Gajarajan Guruvayur Padmanabhan, who received the highest donation fee in 2004.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thrikkadavoor Sivaraju, is the largest Asian elephant in Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB). 2021-01-10. www.elephant.se.
2. Web site: അരൂക്കുറ്റി. -ശ്രീകുമാര്‍. Thrikkadavoor Sivaraju. 2021-01-10. Mathrubhumi. ml.
3. Web site: Thrikkadavoor Shivaraju at the top of the record donation fee. 2021-01-10. www.manoramaonline.com. ml.
4. Web site: 2018-05-05. Thrikkadavoor Shivaraju - തൃക്കടവൂർ ശിവരാജു. 2021-01-10. The Bearded Traveller - vallappura.com. en-US.