THE COURT ORDER for Ganga’s release into safe custody from illegal captivity by religious institutions has been openly and flagrantly defied for well over a year. The ruling in favor of moving Ganga into Protective Custody has repeatedly been ignored…
The February full moon in Colombo sees the return of the annual Nawam Maha Perahera. The procession of captive elephants starts at The Gangaramaya Temple, once home to Ganga, before she was moved down south, to be hidden out of…
It is our pleasure to introduce guest blogger and Heart of Ganesh volunteer Louise Chester who recounts what she felt when she saw, and documented, elephants in perahera for the first time last month in Kandy…. As part of my volunteer work for…
We would like to extend a big thank you to One Green Planet, for being willing to publish our recent article. As we tell the story of Ganga, as well as all the other captive elephants in Sri Lanka who live their lives…
When I finally found the elephant I had traveled half way around the world to meet, she really wasn’t much of an elephant any more. That little Temple Elephant swaying and straining against her chains slid into that scarred space…