Balussery Gajendran
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
P. Prabhakaran in India

Biography

☨ ♂ Balussery Gajendran
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Identification

Chip id Number	0006584849
Certificate Number	92
Kerala database nr	336

Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂ 57 years old
Origin
Born:	* 1969 wild
Birth place:	in India unspecified location
Death
Dead:	†2026-01-14
Death reason:	: Collapsed at Vallikunni temple festival while being prepared for parade
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	P. Prabhakaran, in India

Date of arrival

	P. Prabhakaran
Record history
History of updates	2026-01-29: New record

Latest document update	2026-01-29 03:51:24

† Balussery Gajendran is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2026-01-14 at P. Prabhakaran, in India, . Official death reason described as Collapsed at Vallikunni temple festival while being prepared for parade.

Origin

Balussery Gajendran was born wild 1969 at India unspecified location.

Comments / pictures

An elephant brought to the Vallikunnu temple festival collapsed and died on Wednesday

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Balussery Gajendran, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at P. Prabhakaran in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 18 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17766. (archived at the Wayback machine)