3 days ago · PETA India, Anoushka Shankar gift mechanical elephant to Kerala temple to promote cruelty-free traditions; PETA India, Anoushka Shankar gift mechanical elephant to Kerala temple to promote cruelty-free traditions Made using rubber, fiber, metal, foam, and steel, the mechanical elephant is designed to closely mimic a real one.

6 days ago · Thrissur: Grammy-nominated sitarist Anoushka Shankar and animal rights group PETA India have donated a life-size mechanical elephant to the Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple in Thrissur, allowing ...

2025 two-time Grammy nominee and sitarist Anoushka Shankar and PETA India have donated a life-size mechanical elephant, Kombara Kannan, to the Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple in Thrissur in recognition of the temple’s decision never to own or hire live elephants.Anoushka Shankar was nominated for two awards at the Grammys held on 2 …

6 days ago · Kombara Kannan, a three-metre-tall mechanical elephant weighing 800 kilograms will be unveiled at Kombara Sree Krishna Swami Temple, Thrissur, by Anoushka Shankar and PETA India.

5 days ago · Kerala's Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple receives 800kg mechanical elephant from PETA and Grammy nominee Anoushka Shankar, marking the fifth such donation to promote animal-friendly religious ...

5 days ago · In a significant step towards ethical temple traditions, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, in collaboration with renowned sitarist Anoushka Shankar, has donated a lifelike mechanical elephant named Kombara Kannan to the Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple in Kerala’s Thrissur district.

6 days ago · A three-metre-tall mechanical elephant weighing 800 kilograms was offered to Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple, Thrissur, on Wednesday. Sitarist Anoushka Shankar and People for the Ethical ...

Feb 4, 2025 · THRISSUR: The non profit organisation PETA India along with renowned sitarist and 2025 Grammy nominee Anoushka Shankar will gift a life-size mechanical elephant to the Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple here, the NGO said on Tuesday.

5 days ago · The Kombara Sreekrishna Swami Temple in Thrissur, Kerala, has welcomed a life-size mechanical elephant, gifted by Peta India and sitarist Anoushka Shankar. The donation recognises the temple’s dedication to avoiding the use of real elephants in rituals.

5 days ago · This is the reason why Grammy-nominated sitarist Anoushka Shankar and animal rights group PETA’s move to donate a life-size mechanical elephant to the Kombara Sreekrishna temple. The 800-kilogram mechanical elephant was unveiled at the temple on Wednesday by Satish Vimalan, secretary of the Unnayi Variyar Memorial Kalanilayam.