CHEEROTH RAJEEV

The infant elephant who was 5year old stepped into the Cheeroth family on 6-01-1965.. It played in the compound with the children of the family as one of the members .It was the collective decision of the family to name the infant as”Rajeev”. Rajeev was brought fame to the family due to his calm and serene behaviuor and the elegance in the pooram festivals. There was not even a single incident of violence from his part during his entire life. This famous tusker adorned the deities on his forehead during the festivals of important temples like Guruvayoor SreeKrishna Temple, Edakkalathur Durga Devi Temple, Thirivanikavu Temple etc… Rajeev was lucky to adorn his forehead with the omnipotent Sree Guruvayoorappan for 10 consecutive years.The elephant lovers still have the memories of the tusker with Paramekkavu Bhagavathy on his forehead. The end of this famous tusker was tragic. While coming back from Nenmara Pooram he encountered a road accident when a lorry hit on its back. Sill it survived 7years participating in different festivals until he succumbed to the inevitable fate of departure from this world and entered into eternity on 11-6-2004.The family still commemorates his death anniversary. Even though Rajeev 2nd entered into the family, the absence of Rajeev has created a vacuum.













'Paying Last Homage'
































'The Successor Of Cheeroth Rajeev'