Gajakesari Thechikkottukavu Ramachandran
The king among the tamed
elephants of Kerala. The most valued elphant in kerala. Ranks first in 'thalayeduppu'
and 'Edaneelam'(body length). He is 43 year old. He is the only elphant with 5
months " madapaddu "(masthu). The second heighest elepant in Kerala.
Height-10.3ft. He is a Bihari elephant. The hero of elephant lovers of Kerala
because of his manliness and the majestic appearance.
Owner-Thrissur Peramangalthu
Thechikkottukavu Devaswom. It may be the first temple became famous
in the name of its elephant.
Mr. Unni from
Edakkunni brought Ramachandran from Bihar to Kerala. The elephnat
trader
Mr.Venkadari bought him. Then he had no special peculiarities. The
devotees of Thechikkottukavu Devaswom bought him from Venkadadri.
After that he grown up as the hero of the Kerala. During festive
seasons he
will participate in more than 120 poorams!!!
From the income of the
elephant the temple had constructed an Auditorium, a lorry for his
transport and bought another tusker. He had became an unavoidable
part of the poorams.
Some years ago he climbed up
to the first floor of a building after the punishments of the mahout. At
the top he frightened to come down then a crane was used to lift him down.
The contractor who had built the building became famous for the strong
construction. The cement used for the building also got famous after this
incident.
He is the strongest elephant
of Kerala but has In 1999 he fought with Thiruvambadi Chandrashekharan and
severely injured him. He had lost the sight of his right eye after the
punishment from his mahout.
He is the winner of Cherai
Pooram, Chakkumarassery pooram, Parkkadi pooram and Cheeram
kulangara pooram for several years.
