Gemini Circus in India

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Gemini Circus
Type	circus
Founded	1951
Opened for public	1951
Last elephant left	2017
Closed down	2017
Country	India
Website	Website
Related persons
Owner	-: K. Sahadevan -: Jagdish Sahadevan 1951: C. V. Sahadevan

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Record history
History of updates	2020-12-05xx

Latest document update	2020-12-05 14:22:32

Description

Gemini Circus, India , was founded in 1951, opened for public in 1951. The last elephant left in 2017.. Gemini Circus closed down in 2017.

Comments / pictures1951: created in 1951, in Billimoria, a town in the State of Gujarat by circus entrepreneur Moorkoth Vangakandy Shankaran (Gemini Shankarettan) and K. Sahadevan.

Owned by Ajay Shankar and family, who also operate Jumbo russian circus and The Great Royal Circus

2015: 5 elephants.

2015-11: The two elephants in their custody and reported to be used for performance were also removed. (source: http://fiapo.org/great-gemini-circus/)

2018: Gemini Circus is not functioning now.The last show was held in Pusad,Yavatmal District,Maharashtra on June 1st,2017

References for records about Gemini Circus

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2026). Gemini Circus, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=685. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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