Suniel Shetty Gift to Karnataka Temple to Life-size mechanical elephant
Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty has donated a life-shaped mechanical elephant to a Karnataka temple in partnership with PETA India and Capa, which aims to change real elephants in religious rituals and promote cruelty-free practices.

Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty, in collaboration with PETA India and Kpa, has gifted a life-shaped mechanical elephant to Shri Umamaaheshwar Virbhadreshwar Temple in Karnataka. It aims to promote cruelty-free rituals, offering solutions to the use of real elephants in religious ceremonies, which is an example of compassion and environmental consciousness.
Sunil Shetty, who is thrilled to be associated with PETA India and Kpa, said in a statement, “Wild elephants are going to spread seeds and help in regulating climate change through their effects on trees. Elephant welfare and earth For, I am thrilled to work with PETA India and Kpa on this important project, allowing us to engage in traditional rituals and ceremonies Is. “
The official Instagram handle of PETA India shared pictures of Ummaheshwar at Shri Umamaheshwar Virbhadreshwar Temple. The mechanical elephant has been gifted to the Karnataka Tempi by Sunil Shetty, PETA India and Kpa India.
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In its social media posts, PETA India called Umamaheshwar a mechanical miracle. “Lifelik and life-size, Umamaheshwar is a mechanical miracle that enables real elephants to live independently in their forest houses and helps to conduct safe and animal-friendly ceremonies in the temple.”
Mechanical elephants also align with environmental concerns, as wild elephants play an important role in maintaining ecosystems. They are known for spreading seeds, helping to revive the forests and regulate climate patterns. It is a new era of cruelty-free temple traditions.

