Species | Indian Elephant |
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Sex | Male |
Born | c. 1980 (age 43–44) India |
Notable role | Main casket bearer of the procession of Esala |
Predecessor | Nadungamuwa Raja |
Owner | Sri Dalada Maligawa |
Indi Raja (c. 1980: Sinhala: ඉන්දි රාජා), also known as Indiraja, is an Indian elephant.[1] Indiraja is a main casket bearer of the Kandy Esala Perahera, an annual religious procession held to pay homage to the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha, at the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka, in which he carried the main casket many times.[2] He is also the leading tusker of the elephant troop at the Temple of the Tooth.[3][4]