Agitated temple elephant in India temple runs amok amidst devotees during popular festival

Devotees at a temple in South India survived a major scare after an elephant ran amok on Sunday. The incident happened when the elephant, Ramu, was brought out for a ceremonial parade at Edappal temple near Mallapuram, Kerala. The elephant is a major draw at the annual 'Kulangara Pooram' festival, in which thousands of devotees take part. But its owners failed to notice that the male tusker was 'in musth' - a term used to describe elephants exhibit highly aggressive behavior as a result...

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