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Kelaniya (Atlas) — Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple | mahoot

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Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple · Sri Lanka

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At Victoria Park during the 33rd Annual Nawam Maha Perahera at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo

Record completeness

9 of 15 key fields populated

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Life history

Born: 2013
Age (est.): ~13 years
Origin: Wild-caught
Management: Free contact

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Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple

Sri Lanka · Temple

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Transfer history

Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple
from Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage
2009-01-11
Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home
from Uda Walawe Elephant Transit Home

Sources

http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/06/05/pinnawala-elephants-to-be-given-away/
http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090111/News/sundaytimesnews_21.html
https://www.bva.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Membership_and_benefits/Students/liliana-heinrich-travel-grant-full-report.pdf

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Data from elephant.se (Dan A. J. Koehl), CC BY 4.0. Reformatted for search.