Punnathurkotta

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Punnathur Kotta is located in Kottapadi a small place near Guruvayoor in Thrissur district of Kerala, South India. This place is famous for the elephant pound (Anakkotta in local language) where the elephants belonging to the Guruvayoor temple are kept. Elephants are trained here for purposes related to temples. The pound currently has about 60 elephants. All of them came here as offerings by devotees of Lord Guruvayurappa. Gajapooja (Worshipping Elephants) and Anayoottu (Feeding Elephants) are observed here, as offering to Lord Ganesha.

[edit] See also

• Elephants in Kerala culture
• Guruvayur Keshavan
• Guruvayoorappan
• Guruvayoor Temple

[edit] External links

• Satellite image of Punnathur Kotta
• Guruvayoor elephants
• [1] (Travel Feature)

Elephant pound at Punnathur kotta, Guruvayoor - 27 km from Trissur town.