ELEPHANT
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Established 1995
by Dan A. J. Koehl
Pro elephantidaru
hoc tempore

For Elephants
with the Times
          Search for:

Browse +30 000 pages Encyclopedia Directory:ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Unnamed born 2026-06-01 at Zurich Zoo
Unnamed died 2026-06-02 at Zurich Zoo
Sdudla relocated 2026-06-00 to San Diego Zoo Safari Park
🎈 ♂ unknown have birthday at Way Kambas Elephant Training Center (PLG)
🎈 ♀ Mirembe have birthday at Howletts Wild Animal Park
🎈 ♀ Sakhonlak Sophit (twin) have birthday at Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
🎈 ♂ Sapalak Sophon (twin) have birthday at Ayutthaya Royal Elephant Kraal
🎈 zoo zookeeper Gunilla Sären have birthday
🎈 camp director Tinar Kamonphan have birthday
2026-06-06: Website upgraded to php 8.5, and some errors may unfortunately occur. Please report problems to Email: webmaster@elephant.se

Marthanda
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu) in India

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ♂ Marthanda  dead elephant

Identification


Description
Species:Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:Male ♂
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in Karnataka unspecified location
Death
Dead: 2026-05-19
Death reason: : injuries after fight with Kanjan?
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu), in India

Date of arrival

2023-00-00Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu)
from Hassan district forest (Karnataka)

Record history
History of updates2026-05-19: New record

Latest document update2026-05-19 10:27:46
Google map

† Marthanda is a dead Male ♂ Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died 2026-05-19 at Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu), in India, . Official death reason described as injuries after fight with Kanjan?.

Casualties

1 casualties
  1. 2026-05-18: visitor Jyunesh Tulasi fatal attack by Marthanda. The victim, 33-year-old Chennai resident Jyunesh, was at the Dubare camp watching the elephants being bathed when the clash broke out. During the session, Kanjan attacked Marthanda, and attempts by mahouts to control the animals failed. As the fight continued, one of the elephants lost balance and fell on the woman. In its effort to stand up, Marthanda trampled her further, leading to her death. † Jyunesh Tulasi Died 2026-05-18


Origin

Marthanda was born wild at Karnataka unspecified location.


Comments / pictures

2026-05-18: A woman tourist from Chennai died after being trampled by an elephant during a fight between two captive Elephants at the Dubare elephant camp in Karnatakas Kodagu district on Sunday, May 18.

The deceased was identified as Tulasi, a 33-year-old tourist from Chennai. She had visited the Dubare elephant camp in Kushalnagar taluk and was watching Elephants being bathed when the incident occurred.

According to officials, the accident took place during the routine elephant bathing session when an elephant named Kanchan attacked another elephant, Marthanda. Mahouts and staff reportedly attempted to control the animals, but efforts to contain the fight failed.

During the altercation, one of the Elephants lost balance and fell onto the tourist. As the elephant repeatedly tried to get back up, Marthanda allegedly trampled her further, causing fatal injuries.

2026-05-19: A day after a 33-year-old woman tourist was killed in a clash between two Elephants at the Dubare Elephant Camp in Karnatakas Kodagu district, one of the Animals involved, Marthanda, died of its injuries.

Marthanda, a 35-year-old male elephant, had suffered severe injuries during a fight with another elephant, Kanjan. The incident had taken place during a bathing session in the Cauvery River at the camp.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). Marthanda, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu) in India. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 7 June 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=17904. (archived at the Wayback machine)


Sources used for this article is among others:


Litterature about Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu)

Recommended Litterature:

Random literature As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases
Links

Relevant links

Internal relevant links

External relevant links (Opens in new window)

Search more on the web for Marthanda

(The name Marthanda is already submitted into the link, just click on the link for relevant results)


Categories2026 deaths | Elephants from Dubare elephant camp (Aanekaadu) | India | Asian elephants




About this documentWebsite online since 1995. This document was created: . Latest update of document: 2026-05-19 10:27:46 included characters with valid HTML5 Valid CSS



Disclaimer & Privacy
Elephant Consultant Dan Koehl
Cambodia: Sok San Road, Siem Reap
Telephone: +258 88 2002 101
Email: webmaster@elephant.se
Payment: BuyMeCoffee QR-code >> BuyMeCoffee

Your ip: 2600:1f28:365:80b0:ad86:47ca:53e5:c76a from Country Code: Unknown/Internal IP

Visitors to Website
For Live update, click!

Webdesign by AumPage Network Aumpage Network