Bhanu is a tusker said to have been gifted to the Ruhunu Kataragama Maha Devalaya. In October 2016 wildlife officers took him into custody because no acceptable proof of ownership was produced; he was kept at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and later moved to the Ridiyagama Safari Park, where he roamed free from September 2019. Under a court order he was returned to the Kataragama Devalaya in September 2021, a move challenged by environmental groups.