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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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    A new book brings a Rampur family’s culinary history and cherished recipes created by the matriarch
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    ‘The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case’ review: A balancing act between fact and drama
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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
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    Kerala: High alert in 3 districts after suspected Nipah virus cases
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    Scroll Adda: Why this Ambedkarite academic wants more people to study India's Savarnas
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    ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family
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    Why a letter by Chhattisgarh’s forest department ignited protests
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    A beginner’s guide to weight-lifting in the gym
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    ‘Metro...In Dino’ review: A hot mess of mostly cold sentiment
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals

The mechanical elephant is a gift from PETA and actor Priyamani to the Thrikkayil Mahadeva Temple in Kerala.

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Mar 18, 2024 · 03:52 pm
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Meet Kochi’s first life-size mechanical elephant, Mahadevan! #MechanicalElephant #RoboticMahadevan pic.twitter.com/ezzQy9UmMG

— PETA India (@PetaIndia) March 17, 2024

Thrikkayil Mahadeva Temple will now conduct ceremonies in a safe and animal-friendly way.
#MechanicalElephant #RoboticMahadevan pic.twitter.com/iBxbCFAjYM

— PETA India (@PetaIndia) March 17, 2024

Priest of the temple, Thekkiniyedath Vallabhan Namboothiri #MechanicalElephant #RoboticMahadevan pic.twitter.com/Pabs1XiT8a

— PETA India (@PetaIndia) March 17, 2024
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