Spread over 2.89 acres, the model temple’s inauguration featured a Tiruchi Utsavam procession at Triveni Sangam, during which holy Ganga water was collected and brought to the temple for special ...

the model is one of dozens that animal rights campaigners are trumpeting as an alternative to keeping elephants in captivity in India. Elephants are used during many Hindu temple ceremonies ...

but this elephant is a life-size mechanical replica rolled out to replace the endangered animals in India's Hindu temples. Made of fiberglass and rubber, and trundling on a wheeled metal frame strong ...