Kalarikavu Ambadikkannan

This video is of Kalarikavu Ambadikannan, a 6-year-old elephant. The jumbo is enjoying his favourite delicacy, the green palm leaves.
For Keralites elephants are not just wild animals, but close companions of humans. Amusing, isn’t it? Here no festival is complete without elephant pageantry. The land’s ‘love for giants’ starts from time immemorial.

In Kerala tamed elephants are reared by either temples or individuals. Whether owned by a temple or individual, an elephant is considered as the pride of the locality.