The video of an elephant tearing up at the sight of the corpse of its mahout has melted hearts online. Pappan Omanachettan, who hails from Kottayam in Kerala, recently died due to sickness. During the funeral ceremony that had been organised to conduct his last rites, Gajaveeran Brahmadatta, the elephant that he was taking care of also participated. Upon seeing the corpse of its mahout, the elephant broke down and started tearing up.
The elephant was seen groaning in pain and went on to vigorously point its trunk at the corpse of its mahout, as a way of showing respect. Omanachettan had reportedly been taking care of Gajaveeran the elephant for about 25 years. Therefore, his demise had deeply affected the elephant.
It refused to move from the spot until the entire ceremony got over. The video of this incident has gone viral and is melting hearts online. This video is now being widely shared by the Twitterati, who have been deeply moved by this gesture of the elephant.
மறைந்த பாகனுக்கு கண்ணீர் அஞ்சலி செலுத்திய யானை – நெகிழ்ச்சி வீடியோ#Elephant | #ViralVideo pic.twitter.com/I3AtJvp9yW
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