PERINTHALMANNA: The elephant, that was brought to the Thirumandhamkunnu Bhagavathy temple in Angadipuram for the festival procession, went on a rampage and caused panic for several hours. Guruvayur Devaswom's Damodar Das ran amok while taking a bath at around 7 am on Saturday. The mahout, who suffered minor injuries, was admitted to a private hospital in Perinthalmanna. The elephant destroyed the roof of the rest house in front of the Srisailam Hall of the temple.

It is learnt that the elephant became uncomfortable due to extreme heat and noise from the generator. The elephant was brought under control after several hours by Guruvayur Devaswom authorities and mahouts. Following this, the procession was carried out without the presence of the elephant.