• Newsletters
  • Gift Membership
Logo Logo
Take Scroll With You Download the app to read our award-winning journalism on the go and stay up-to-date with our notifications.
Get the app Get the app
ANDROID iOS
  • Home
  • Common Ground
  • The India Fix
  • Eco India
  • The Latest
  • The Reel
  • Magazine
  • Video
  • Trending
    • ‘The Fertile Earth’: An epic debut novel about how class and caste dictates whom and how to love
    • Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ wins the JCB Prize for Literature
    • Explained: Why Kenya cancelled Adani airport development deal after US indictment
    • Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?
    • The Indian media is acting like a Hindutva ally in its coverage of the violence in Canada
    • Jharkhand election: 8 factors that helped JMM-led alliance to beat out the BJP
    • Maharashtra poll result: MNS leader Amit Thackeray loses from Mahim, party fails to win single seat
    • How an Indian monk contributed to the understanding of Buddhism in China
    • Not stubble burning, cars are the main villain in Delhi's apocalyptic air pollution
    • Sugar is terrible for our health – and the environment
    • Gautam Adani met ex Andhra CM Jagan Reddy to offer $200 million bribe, alleges US securities panel
    • Rajdeep Sardesai on the changing patterns of elections news consumption, YouTube, and Dhruv Rathee
  • Sections
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • India
    • World
    • Film and TV
    • Music
    • Books and Ideas
    • Business and Economy
    • Science and Technology
    • In Pictures
    • Announcements
    • Bookshop
    • The Field
    • Pulse
    • Elections 2024

Ad
OTHERS ARE

Reading icon icon

  • ‘The Fertile Earth’: An epic debut novel about how class and caste dictates whom and how to love
    1

    ‘The Fertile Earth’: An epic debut novel about how class and caste dictates whom and how to love
  • Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ wins the JCB Prize for Literature
    2

    Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ wins the JCB Prize for Literature
  • Explained: Why Kenya cancelled Adani airport development deal after US indictment
    3

    Explained: Why Kenya cancelled Adani airport development deal after US indictment
  • Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?
    4

    Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?
  • The Indian media is acting like a Hindutva ally in its coverage of the violence in Canada
    5

    The Indian media is acting like a Hindutva ally in its coverage of the violence in Canada
  • Jharkhand election: 8 factors that helped JMM-led alliance to beat out the BJP
    6

    Jharkhand election: 8 factors that helped JMM-led alliance to beat out the BJP
  • Maharashtra poll result: MNS leader Amit Thackeray loses from Mahim, party fails to win single seat
    7

    Maharashtra poll result: MNS leader Amit Thackeray loses from Mahim, party fails to win single seat
  • How an Indian monk contributed to the understanding of Buddhism in China
    8

    How an Indian monk contributed to the understanding of Buddhism in China
  • Not stubble burning, cars are the main villain in Delhi's apocalyptic air pollution
    9

    Not stubble burning, cars are the main villain in Delhi's apocalyptic air pollution
  • Sugar is terrible for our health – and the environment
    10

    Sugar is terrible for our health – and the environment
Around the Web

Watch: PETA India donates robotic elephant to Kerala temple to perform rituals

The mechanical elephant at the Irinjadappilly Sri Krishna Temple in Thrissur works on electricity.

Scroll Staff
Feb 28, 2023 · 10:09 am
Read in App

It’s Irinjadappilly Raman, a life-sized mechanical elephant! #ElephantRobotRaman pic.twitter.com/AU31bG5ryg

— PETA India (@PetaIndia) February 26, 2023

Irinjadappilly Raman will help real elephants continue to live in nature. #ElephantRobotRaman pic.twitter.com/MUOecG2ZpL

— PETA India (@PetaIndia) February 26, 2023

Irinjadappilly Raman was gifted to the temple by PETA India. #ElephantRobotRaman pic.twitter.com/vnkbl0pbwq

— PETA India (@PetaIndia) February 26, 2023
Get the app Get the app
ANDROID iOS
We welcome your comments at letters@scroll.in.
  • PETA
  • animals

Related

Durga Puja 2024: Fifteen community festivals in and around Kolkata with unique, poignant themes

Durga Puja 2024: Fifteen community festivals in and around Kolkata with unique, poignant themes

Trending

  1. ‘The Fertile Earth’: An epic debut novel about how class and caste dictates whom and how to love

    ‘The Fertile Earth’: An epic debut novel about how class and caste dictates whom and how to love
  2. Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ wins the JCB Prize for Literature

    Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ wins the JCB Prize for Literature
  3. Explained: Why Kenya cancelled Adani airport development deal after US indictment

    Explained: Why Kenya cancelled Adani airport development deal after US indictment
  4. Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?

    Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?
  5. The Indian media is acting like a Hindutva ally in its coverage of the violence in Canada

    The Indian media is acting like a Hindutva ally in its coverage of the violence in Canada
Ad