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We know that the world is changing towards technology and things are becoming easier day by day? But did you ever imagine robotic Elephants will be placed in Kerala's temple to avoid performing any kind of torture on live elephants?
Yes! Even we are amazed. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) donated an artificial elephant named Irinjadappilly Raman, which has been unveiled on the grounds of the Sri Krishna temple in the Thrissur district of Kerala with the intention of ending the use of cruel rituals on animals.
PETA India shared the news by tweeting "JUMBO NEWS! Kerala's Irinjadappilly Shree Krishna Temple will use a lifelike mechanical elephant to perform rituals, allowing real elephants to remain with their families in nature with the hashtag #ElephantRobotRaman."
Authorities at the Irinjadappilly Shree Krishna Temple in Kerala's Thrissur district have taken an effort as part of their commitment to refrain from using live animals for any rituals or celebrations.
According to PETA India, most elephants kept in captivity in the nation including Kerala are kept without a permit or have been moved to another state without authorization.
It was stated that when people use these innocent elephants for rides, rituals, and other purposes, these wild animals are educated to obey human directions through harsh punishments, violence, and the usage of tools with metal tips.
Elephants are ridden, decorated, and chained as part of Kerala's temple festivals, the state is home to over 2,500 captive elephants, and 526 people have been killed by captive elephants in Kerala over the past 15 years, according to data collated by local NGO called Heritage Animal Task Force.
What did the temple priest say about this?
Rajkumar Namboothiri, a temple priest, stated that the temple's administration was also delighted to receive the robotic elephant in this regard. He added that they are hopeful that other temples will seriously consider the idea and start using robotic elephants in place of real elephants for their daily rituals.
Namboothiri continued by saying that the family in charge of the temple formerly hired elephants for the celebrations. However, due to the high cost of leasing an elephant and a spike in the amount of violent elephant incidents leading to fatalities or severe injuries that happened around festivals, the temple abandoned the practise.
Robotic elephant's features:
The elephant donated to the temple by PETA is said to be 11 feet (3.3 meters) tall, 800 kilograms, and constructed of an iron frame. The artificial elephant can be seen continuously flapping its large ears, and it appears that it is a real elephant flapping its ear naturally. Five people can be carried at once by the robotic elephant, according to reports. Devotees gathered at the temple in anticipation of seeing the mechanical pachyderm and appeared excited.
According to a press release from PETA India, the organization urges all locations and events that are currently using live elephants to transition to a lifelike mechanical replacement of Elephants. It also proposes that elephants who are currently kept in captivity be retired to sanctuaries.
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