Nadungamuwa Raja නැඳුන්ගමුව රාජා
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Nadungamuwa Raja නැඳුන්ගමුව රාජා dead elephant


Alternative name: Nedungamuwe Raja
Local name: නැඳුන්ගමුව රාජා

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Subspecies: Elephas maximus indicus
Sex and age:Male ♂ 69 years old
Dentition
Incisivestusker
Body height: 3.20 meter, 10.5 feet
Origin
Born:* 1953 wild
Birth place: in India unspecified location
Death
Dead: 2022-03-07
Death reason: :
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth, in Sri Lanka

Date of arrival

Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth
from Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Bahadur

Record history
History of updates2022-04-18

Latest document update2024-03-07 02:45:14
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† Nadungamuwa Raja (local name:නැඳුන්ගමුව රාජා) is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2022-03-07 at Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth, in Sri Lanka, .

Affiliated people

1: Wilson Koddithuwakku (mahout from 2004 to 2022)



Origin

Nadungamuwa Raja was born wild 1953 at India unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

Ven. Piliyandala Hamuduruwo, a reputed indigenous physician was able to cure an eye disease of a relative of a Maharajah of Mysore. The Maharajah was overjoyed and presented two elephant calves to this monk.




At Nadungamuwa Gampaha 2018

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Nadungamuwa Raja, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth in Sri Lanka. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 28 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11214. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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Categories2022 deaths | 1953 births | Born in India | Elephants from Kandy Sri Dalada Maligawa Temple of the Tooth | Sri Lanka | Asian elephants


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