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Elephants at Punnathur Kotta (Photo Courtesy: Eashchand)
Punnathur Kotta Elephant Sanctuary (photo Courtesy: Easwaran Chand)

The Elephant Camp is located in Punnathur Kotta, at a distance of 3 km from the Guruvayur Temple. This Elephant Camp is one of its kinds in the world and is considered to be one of the largest elephant sanctuaries housing around 60 elephants. Most of the elephants are trained to participate in major processions and daily temple rituals. This camp is visited by several tourists every year. The rituals of Gajapooja (Worshipping Elephants) and Anayoottu (Feeding Elephants) are observed here

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Activity (Elephant Experience)

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8 AM to 5 PM

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