Elephant died of sudden cardiac arrest while on a walk . Elephant was gifted to the temple by an industrialist in 1995 .
Puducherry, India: On Wednesday, an elephant attached to the famous shrine of Manakula Vinayakar in Puducherry died of a sudden cardiac arrest while on a walk.The elephant, named Lakshmi, was gifted to the temple by an industrialist in 1995 and had become popular among the devotees and also foreigners who sought the animal's blessings.The animal's death was confirmed by a veterinary doctor from the territorial government who was With the news of the elephant's death spreading like wildfire on social media, people from different corners of the union territory made a beeline to pay their respects to the animal.People were seen waving flower petals and attaching wreaths to the animal's body as it was lifted by a crane to a truck.