Posted on 01/08/2025 5:43:25 AM PST by Morgana
This is the shocking moment an enraged elephant swang a worshipper around with its trunk during its rampage through an Indian temple.
Footage shows the elephant grabbing the man by the leg and tossing him around at a religious festival at BP Angadi Mosque in Malappuram, Kerala, on January 6.
This prompted frantic worshippers to stampede, running away from the animal and scrambling to safety.
Nearby elephant riders can be seen comforting the distressed animal, which had a gold headpiece adorning its head, and removing some of the ornaments in an attempt to alleviate its aggression.
The man thrown around by the mammal reportedly sustained serious injuries, while 23 other worshippers were injured in the stampede, according to police.
Thrissur Pooram, one of the region's most prominent religious festivals, is a spectacular temple celebration held in the cultural capital of the state.
The festival is renowned for its stunning elephant processions, where decorated elephants march in rhythm with the beat of the drums.
In Kerala, well known as God's Own Country, elephants form an integral part of the cultural ethos and are deeply connected to the state's religious and social functions.
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So who cleans up after the pachyderm takes a dump?
This guy forgot to leave milk out for Ganesh, and paid the price.
This kind of thing happens most years, if this is the temple I’m thinking of. There are tons of videos going back years. If this is the temple I’m thinking of, they venerate elephants, and every year there’s a big procession of all the temple elephants through the town and into the temple. The elephants are all adorned with all kinds of “jewelry”, and are painted and colored with religious symbols.
The procession itself is accompanied by loud clanging cymbals and other loud noises, so it’s no wonder that at least one of the elephants will eventually officially have “Had Enough” and start throwing things or charging through the crowds while their alarmed mahouts cling to the back of the animal desperately hoping not to fall off.
And to answer Morgana’s question: the temple priests clean up after the animals, as part of their duties. Elephant poop is not really that bad. Other than the amount, it’s even less unpleasant that well-fed horses or cows, since elephant s’ digestive systems are even less efficient. It’s not terribly smelly, and is usually quite dry with lots of undigested plant matter, so it cleans up easily and is great for putting on gardens.
I consider it ironic that less than 24 hours earlier Indians complained about the H1B visa brouhaha being ‘racist’ and then Ganesha goes on a rampage.
All is not well in the land of Sanatana Dharma...
(Turn off the visas! But it’s less about the visas than digital outsourcing which costs FAR more jobs. Remember that last call you made to your cable/satellite/cellular/computer support??? And don’t get me started on the phishing scams for PC support/viruses)
Hell with ‘em.
I figured Ganish was offended somehow.
Note to self: Don’t piss off an elephant.
My first thought too — lovely compost!
It's a Small World After All.
So does this mean that the Elephant is a Party Animal ?
A real swinger.
Victim now known as Bubba Ganesh.
Go elephants! Wonder if being stupid enough to get smacked about by an elephant qualifies Bubba for reincarnation to a higher or lower state.
They’re wild animals and should not be treated as livestock or pets.
Shocking?
I find it hilarious. when you poke the elephant, don’t be surprised when it pokes back.
Its a circus!
And the USAF and NASA spent all that money building the Centrifuge when God had already provided them
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