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Pulasthi Raja

පුලස්ති රාජා புலஸ்தி ராஜா

Pulasthi Raja
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A photo of a Sri Lankan Elephant — not this animal

A tusker gifted by Myanmar, where he was called ‘Golden Flower’ (Pan Shwe Maung). He arrived in Sri Lanka in August 2017 and in September 2017 President Maithripala Sirisena formally handed him over to the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, where he was renamed Pulasthi Raja.

Sources

  1. Tusker from Myanmar handed over to the Dalada Maligawa — Sunday Times, 10 Sep 2017
  2. Pulasthi Raja gets a royal welcome — Daily FT, 16 Sep 2017
  3. President donates Myanmar gifted tusker elephant to Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic — Department of Government Information
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