GAJA AYURVEDAM --Have you heard of SUKHA CHIKITSA for ELEPHANTS ... i clicked thee Photos from MANGALAAM KUNNU , during the SUKHA CHIKITSA PERIOD ... One Elephant among the many there was very aggressive ,the reason being MASTH ... Musth or must /ˈmʌst/ (an Urdu word, from Persian: literally drunk) is a periodic condition in bull (male) elephants characterized by highly aggressive behavior and accompanied by a large rise in reproductive hormones. Testosterone levels in an elephant in Musth can be on average 60 times greater than in the same elephant at other times (in specific individuals these testosterone levels can even reach as much as 140 times the normal) However, whether this hormonal surge is the sole cause of musth, or merely a contributing factor, is unknown. Scientific investigation of Musth is problematic because even the most placid elephants become highly violent toward humans and other elephants during musth.

INCARCERATED by Homo Sapiens ..

is it the helplessness or SORROW

yet to be worn as RING 

close-up of the TRUNK

Natural Aggression 

None dares to go anywhere near during this period 

                                                                Ebony and the Ivory          

Parambikulam Wild life Sanctuary 

Sathyamangalam Forest