A 33-year-old elephant named Mahalakshmi in Karnataka’s Mangaluru has become a big hit with a video put out by global news agency Reuters showing the friendly jumbo playing football with children at the city’s Kateel Durgaparameshwari Temple.
🐘 A 33-year-old elephant that plays soccer has become the talk of the town in southern India's Mangaluru city pic.twitter.com/IjBt3uOAxe
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 31, 2023
The clip also shows the elephant playing with its trainers , striking a ball thrown at it with a stick held in its trunk.
The elephant is also seen ringing the temple bell and has a crowd of admirers looking on.
