Over the years, captive elephants have been an integral part of processions taken out during festivals of different faiths in Kerala.
Though many of them have non-Hindu owners, hardly any of them sports a non-Hindu name.
V.Sasikumar, general secretary of the Kerala Elephant Owners’ Federation, says there is no objection to elephants having a name associated with a non-Hindu faith, but their owners do not prefer it as a major part of their income comes from temple festivals.
