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The largest elephant stable in India is [[Punnathurkotta]] of the temple of [[Guruvayur]]; it has about 59 captive elephants; it currently houses 58 captive elephants, of which 53 are adult males and 5 are females.
To reduce the burden on exisiting domesticated elephants, robotics companies Four He-Art Creations and Aanamaker with [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]] India and group Voices for Asian Elephants began construction of imitative animatronic elephants. The first robotic elephant was donated to the Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in [[Thrissur]], Kerala in 2023; 5 more robot elephants have been made for temples across the South India region since.<ref name=R>{{cite news|work=[[Rest of the World]]|title=PETA is building robot elephants for Hindu temples|date=30 Sep 2024|author= Nadia Nooreyezdan|url=https://restofworld.org/2024/divinity-unexpected-robot-elephants/|access-date=23 Oct 2024}}</ref>
== Gallery on elephants ==
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