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Encyclopedia > Punnathur kotta
Elephant Sanctuary at Punnathur kotta, Guruvayoor.
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Elephant Sanctuary at Punnathur kotta, Guruvayoor.

Punnathur kotta (Annakotta) is a small place near Guruvayoor in Thrissur district of Kerala, south India. This place is famous for the Elephant Sanctuary. This place is only 3km from Guruvayoor temple where elephants are trained for temple purposes. Here right now more than 60 elephants are kept. All these elephants were offered by devotees of Lord Guruvayurappa. Gajapooja (Worshipping Elephants) & Anayoottu (Feeding Elephants) are conducted here, as an offering to Lord Ganesha. Image File history File links Anakotta1. ... Image File history File links Anakotta1. ... The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee, was founded in 1995 as the United States first elephant refuge, recreating a natural habitat for sick, old, and/or needy elephants. ... Guruvayoor Temple Entrance Guruvayoor is a small town in the Trissur district of Kerala, south India. ... Guruvayoor Temple Entrance Guruvayoor is a small town in the Trissur district of Kerala, south India. ... Thrissur (Malayalam: തൃശു൪) is a city situated in the central part of Kerala state, India. ... Kerala (IPA: ; Malayalam: കേരളം — Keralam) is a state on the southwestern tropical Malabar Coast of India. ... A map of Southern India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... The Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee, was founded in 1995 as the United States first elephant refuge, recreating a natural habitat for sick, old, and/or needy elephants. ... Guruvayoor Temple entrance The Guruvayoor Temple has a history dating back to the time of Shri Krishna. ... The Akshardham Hindu temple, Delhi, India The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ... Lord Ganesha In Hinduism, Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश or श्रीगणेश (when used to distinguish lordly status) (or lord of the hosts, also spelled as Ganesa and Ganesh, sometimes also referred to as Ganapati) is a son of Shiva and Parvati, and the husband of Bharati, Riddhi and Siddhi. ...


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Lord Guruvayoorappa Guruvayurappan (Devanagari ) or Guruvayoorappan is a form of Vishnu worshipped and held in reverence by Hindus, predominantly in South India. ... Guruvayoor Temple entrance The Guruvayoor Temple has a history dating back to the time of Shri Krishna. ...

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