PETA India and Adah Sharma Gift Mechanical Elephant to Kerala Temple

People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India and actor Adah Sharma have gifted a life-size mechanical elephant to the Pournamikavu Temple in Kerala. Named Baladhasan, this donation honors the temple's decision to avoid using live elephants for ceremonies, aligning cultural traditions with animal welfare.

In a significant step towards animal welfare, the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, joined by actor Adah Sharma, presented a life-size mechanical elephant to the Pournamikavu Temple in Kerala on Saturday.

The mechanical elephant, named Baladhasan, was donated in recognition of the temple's commendable decision to refrain from using live pachyderms for its ceremonies and festivals.

This latest donation marks the third mechanical elephant introduced in a Kerala temple, with PETA emphasizing the importance of such initiatives to both cultural heritage and animal conservation.