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Sinharaja

සිංහරාජා சிங்ஹராஜா

Sinharaja
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A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

A Sri Dalada Maligawa tusker who was once the mascot of the Sinha Regiment of the Sri Lanka Army, which gifted him to the Maligawa in 1994. In 2004 he was injured in the mouth when Indi Raja broke free and charged him. In 2023 he carried the relic casket in the second Kumbal procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera.

Sources

  1. Pulasthi Raja gets a royal welcome — Daily FT, 16 Sep 2017
  2. Maligawa tusker kills mahout — Sunday Times, Sep 2004
  3. The 2nd Kumbal Procession of the Kandy Esala Perahera 2023 — Sri Dalada Maligawa
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