Elephants

Valli the temple elephant joins our annual Kali Procession.

Guru Sri Subramanium with Valli the temple elephant and other animals at Skanda Vale in 1994.

Swami Karuna and Valli the temple elephant enjoy a picnic together.

Lakshmi, our new temple elephant, enjoys a good scrub in the mud. It helps to keep her skin cool, moisturised and protects from insects.

Say hello to Lakshmi, a 52-year-old Indian elephant, who has come to live with Valli here at Skanda Vale.

Valli the temple elephant eats a football-sized watermelon gobstopper.

Skanda Vale’s temple elephant Valli goes on her daily walk with Swami Karuna.