On camera: Elephant runs amok at temple festival in Thrissur

A video of an elephant running amok at the concluding ceremony of the Tharakkal temple festival at Thrissur in Kerala on Friday night has emerged on social media. According to the website of Malayalam newspaper Mathrubhumi, the incident took place at around 10:30 pm when the elephant, Guruvayur Ravikrishnan, parading for the ‘Ammathiruvady’ deity of Urakam, went berserk, causing panic among those attending the festival. Ravikrishnan’s mahout had a narrow escape as the enraged tusker...