KOCHI: The elephant that was brought to the festival in Cheranalloor ran amok and created an atmosphere of terror. Maradi Ayyappan, the elephant got angry while fetching drinking water after a festival. It is learned that the extreme heat caused the elephant to go berserk. The tusker was brought to the festival at Cheranalloor Parthasarathy temple.

The incident was at around 2.30 pm. As it was a populated area all around, the mahouts were able to keep the elephant from leaving the temple premises. But he could not be restrained. The elephant smashed part of the temple wall and the temple pandal. The animal also destroyed the mics. At around 5.30 pm, doctors tranquillized the elephant. The elephant was also not chained properly which might have caused problems.