Tiruvannamalai Arunachaleswarar Temple receives eight-year-old elephant Hiralal from Assam
The Tiruvannamalai Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tamil Nadu welcomed an eight‑year‑old elephant named Hiralal, transferred from Assam as part of a government‑backed relocation program to protect elephants from habitat loss and human conflict. Temple officials said Hiralal will be cared for in a newly built enclosure and integrated into the temple’s daily rituals.