The non profit organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India along with actor Vedhika has gifted a life-size mechanical elephant to the Edayar Sree Vadakkumbad Shiva Vishnu Temple here.

The mechanical elephant is named ‘Vadakkumbad Sankaranarayanan’. This donation is part of PETA India’s campaign to stop the use of live elephants in ceremonies.

In a compassionate move, PETA India and actor Vedhika gifted a life-size mechanical elephant, 'Vadakkumbad Sankaranarayanan', to the Edayar Sree Vadakkumbad Shiva Vishnu Temple in Kannur, Kerala. This donation recognises the temple's commitment to not using live elephants.

Actor Vedika became the sixth celebrity, in association with Peta India, to donate a life-size mechanical elephant to a temple. Edayar Sree Vadakkumbad Shiva Vishnu Temple, in Kannur, in northern Kerala,