62- year-old elephant dies due to prolonged fever

NPnews24 online: In a shocking incident, a 62-year-old female elephant due to prolonged fever in Karnataka’s Udupi district. The elephant identified as Indira was living in the centuries-old Kollur Shree Mookambika Temple, located in Karnataka Udupi district. The temple is situated in foothills of Kodachadri hills.

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The female elephant had dedicated its life to the temple for 22 years after it was gifted to the temple by a timber merchant said temple authorities. Indira was suffering from fever for the past three weeks and passed away on Aug 13.

The elephant was around 10-12 years old and later, the elephant’s carcass was burnt after postmortem examination.