Rajeshwari
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Arulmigu Sugavaneswarar Temple in India

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♀ Rajeshwari  dead elephant



Alternative name: Rajeswari

Identification


Description

Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Female ♀ 40 years old
Origin
Born:* 1978 captive-born
Birth place: in Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)

Parents: x ♀ Gowri
Death
Dead: 2018-04-21
Death reason: euthanised: acute Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis))
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Arulmigu Sugavaneswarar Temple, in India

Date of arrival

1982-00-00Arulmigu Sugavaneswarar Temple
from Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC)

Record history
History of updates2020-10-29

Latest document update2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Rajeshwari is a dead Female ♀ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2018-04-21 at Arulmigu Sugavaneswarar Temple, in India, . Official death reason described as acute Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium Elephant Elephant TB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)).

Origin

Rajeshwari was born captive-born 1978 at Theppakadu Mudumalai Forest Camp (MFC).

Parentage


Parents of Rajeshwari are: ♂ (father) and ♀ Gowri (mother).

Siblings through the mother Gowri:

  1. 1988-04-16(M) Wilson

Pedigree


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Born: ~1941

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Comments / pictures

1981: Rajeswari reportedly came to Salem in 1981, on an exchange program from Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary when she was a 5-year-old calf. She has been suffering from TB for the past 10 years and is currently being treated by a team of vets supervised by Madras Veterinary College and Namakkal Medical College professors.

2018-04-17: After over a month of pain and illness and a lifetime of deformity, euthanasia will now come to the aid of Rajeswari, Arulmigu Sugavaneswarar Temple’s resident elephant. The Madras High Court, hearing a petition by an animal lover on Monday, granted permission for mercy killing of the jumbo, after it developed bed sores all over its body during the course of the illness that had rendered her immobile.

2018-04-21: The ailing elephant of Arulmigu Sugavaneshwarar Temple in Salem has died on Saturday. A staff at the office of the temple executive officer confirmed the death of Rajeshwari.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Rajeshwari, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Arulmigu Sugavaneswarar Temple in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 25 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11046. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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