Pambadi Rajan

Pambadi Rajan, 2009

Pambadi Rajan (Malayalam: പാമ്പാടി രാജൻ; also known as Kottayam Rajan) is one of the tallest elephants in Kerala. Pambadi Rajan has won Gajapattam (elephant awards) including Gajarajan, Gajakesari, Gajarakthnam, and the rare award named Gajamaanikyam. He was the winner in 2006 and 2007 of the Ithithanam Elephant Fest which is held in Ithithanam near Changanassery in Kottayam district. Since elephants are chosen to carry images of deities at temple festivals based on their stature and bearing, he was one of four elephants featured in life-size advertisements on the highway for a temple in Maradu.[1]

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  1. ↑ K. S. Sudhi, "Adding charm to temple festivals", The Hindu, 27 December 2006.

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