Laksmipriya & Bishnupriya
Meet Laksmipriya and Bishnupriya, two Indian elephants cared for in the Mayapur Elephant Care Center in West Bengal, India.
The Mayapur Elephant Care center strives, among other things, to establish and promote a more humane treatment of temple elephants. Although temple elephants are common in India, the sad truth is that far too often their needs are not being met, or worse, that they are subjected cruel training methods and excessive forced labor conditions. By inviting the outside public to be involved in developing and supporting our program, we hope to lead by positive example. Specifically, we hope to motivate other temples to adopt our policies and practices, thereby improving the lives of these sentient animals.
Our dedicated team pictured with Bishnupriya & Lakshmipriya (L to R): mahouts Bharat, Ajay, and Mintu and Head of Mayapur Elephant Care, Hrimati Dasi (with special guest, Vali)