Lakshmeesha
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Mathigodu elephant Camp in India

Biography

☨ ♂ Lakshmeesha

Alternative name:	Lakshmissa, Laxmeesha

Identification

Local id Number	6
Karnataka database	128

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 25 years old
Status:	musth
Origin
Born:	* 1993 unknown
Birth place:	in unknown
Death
Dead:	†2018-09-18
Death location:	Kallalli, Kolangeri forest area
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Mathigodu elephant Camp, in India

Date of arrival

2018-09-18	Mathigodu elephant Camp from Sakrebyle elephant camp

	Sakrebyle elephant camp from Udupi Sri Krishna Matha

Record history
History of updates	2018-09-25: new record 2018-10-24: second opinion on death reason 2018-12-07: DCEMK nr, age

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24
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† Lakshmeesha is a dead musth Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2018-09-18 at Mathigodu elephant Camp, in India, .

Origin

Lakshmeesha was born unknown 1993 at unknown.

Comments / pictures

Shiroor seer Lakshmivara Theertha Swami’s pet elephant Lakshmeesha. The elephant was staying at Udupi Shiroor mutt for several years.

Lakshmeesha was sent to Sakrebail elephant camp in Shivamogga for taming a few years ago. Later, he was sent to Mathigodu camp. An attempt was made to get the elephant back to mutt when the seer was alive. The elephant had suffered injuries when a wild elephant attacked him while grazing in the forest. The elephant did not respond to the treatment and died.

However, another version alleges that the aggressive Lakshmeesha had escaped from the camp four days before his death and he was shot with tranquilizer darts, which is not supposed to be done when elephants are Musth.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Lakshmeesha, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Mathigodu elephant Camp in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 24 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=11997. (archived at the Wayback machine)