Nearly 17 members suffered injuries after an elephant went on a rampage during a procession of a temple festival in Putiyangadi on Wednesday morning. The incident occurred as devotees gathered in large numbers to witness the festivities.

In November 2024, a tragic incident had occurred in Chennai when a 45-year-old mahout and his relative were killed after being trampled by a temple elephant at the Sri Subramanya Swamy Temple in Thoothukudi district. Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.

More than 20 people were injured, two of them seriously, early Wednesday when an elephant turned violent during a local religious festival in the southern Indian state of Kerala, police said. The incident took place at Tirur in Malappuram district,

Two dozen people were injured, two of them seriously, when an elephant ran amok during the BP Angadi Nercha at Tirur in Malappuram, Kerala, around 1 a.m. on Wednesday (January 8, 2025). Several people were injured after an elephant trampled them during a religious ceremony in Tirur's Puthiyangadi.