An elephant of the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya near Colombo who took part in the temple’s annual perahera and its rituals for many years and became a well-loved part of its traditions. She died on the afternoon of 6 October 2025; Ada Derana gave her age as about 76. (Reports differ on details: the Sunday Observer in 2019 described Manika as a female elephant who travelled from Wadduwa, while Ada Derana called the animal a tusker.)