Category:Guruvayur Keshavan

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<nowiki>Гуруваюр Кешаван; गुरूवायुर केशवन; Guruvayur Keshavan; குருவாயூர் கேசவன்; ഗുരുവായൂർ കേശവൻ; Guruvayur Keshavan; historic elephant in Kerala; ഗുരുവായൂർ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിലെ ആന; குருவாயூர் கிருஷ்ணன் கோயில் யானை; Guruvayur Keshavan; गजराजन गुरूवायुर केशवन</nowiki>
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Gajarajan Guruvayur Kesavan (Malayalam: ഗുരുവായൂർ കേശവൻ, born 1904, died December 2, 1976) is perhaps the most famous and celebrated captive elephant in Kerala, India. Kesavan was donated to the Guruvayur temple by the royal family of Nilambur in 1916. It is a common Hindu custom in Kerala to donate elephants to the deity of the temple as an offering, Guruvayur temple have a very good facilities to maintain all of these elephants now totaling 60 in number at the Punnathur Kotta Elephant Sanctuary.