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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Mangalamkunnu Karnan&#039;&#039;&#039; (&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{circa}} 1956 &lt;/del&gt;– 28 January 2021) was an elephant owned by the Mangalamkunnu family (tharavadu), that owns the largest number of captive elephants in Kerala, only behind [[Devaswom boards in Kerala|Guruvayur devaswom]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=WakeupMedia|date=2018-05-01|title=മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കർണ്ണൻ|url=https://wakeupmediaonline.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/%e0%b4%ae%e0%b4%82%e0%b4%97%e0%b4%b2%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%82%e0%b4%95%e0%b5%81%e0%b4%a8%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%a8%e0%b5%8d-%e0%b4%95%e0%b5%bc%e0%b4%a3%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%a3%e0%b5%bb/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=wakeUpMedia|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Karnan was known for his ability to raise his head up for a long time,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Popular elephant Karnan, known for its &#039;raised head&#039;, dies at 65 in Kerala - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/jan/28/popular-elephant-karnan-known-for-its-raised-head-dies-at-65-in-kerala-2256085.amp|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; thus able to win in many Thalappokkam (Heads-up) competitions&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=ഹരിഗോവിന്ദന്‍|first=-വി|date=|title=Mangalamkunnu Karnan as the emperor of the heights|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/features/elephants/article-1.555510|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Mathrubhumi|language=ml}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2020-08-15|title=കേരളത്തിലെ ഗജരാജാക്കന്മാർ|url=https://janamtv.com/80272677/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Janam TV|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; giving him the name &#039;&#039;&#039;Nilavinte Thampuran&#039;&#039;&#039;, which translates into English as &#039;&#039;&#039;Emperor of Heights&#039;&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=ആനകളുടെ തലയെടുപ്പിലെ രാജാവ്, മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണ്ണന്‍ ചരിഞ്ഞു|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/local-news/palakkad/mangalamkunnu-karnan-passes-away/articleshow/80491515.cms|access-date=2021-01-28|website=malayalam.samayam.com|language=ml}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Karnan was one of the celebrity elephants in Kerala with a large fan following.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-01-28|title=Elephant lovers mourn death of popular Kerala tusker Mangalamkunnu Karnan|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/elephant-lovers-mourn-death-popular-kerala-tusker-mangalamkunnu-karnan-142341|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The News Minute|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&#039;&#039;&#039;Mangalamkunnu Karnan&#039;&#039;&#039; (&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;born 1957–1961 &lt;/ins&gt;– &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;died &lt;/ins&gt;28 January 2021) was an elephant owned by the Mangalamkunnu family (tharavadu), that owns the largest number of captive elephants in Kerala, only behind [[Devaswom boards in Kerala|Guruvayur devaswom]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=WakeupMedia|date=2018-05-01|title=മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കർണ്ണൻ|url=https://wakeupmediaonline.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/%e0%b4%ae%e0%b4%82%e0%b4%97%e0%b4%b2%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%82%e0%b4%95%e0%b5%81%e0%b4%a8%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%a8%e0%b5%8d-%e0%b4%95%e0%b5%bc%e0%b4%a3%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%a3%e0%b5%bb/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=wakeUpMedia|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Karnan was known for his ability to raise his head up for a long time,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Popular elephant Karnan, known for its &#039;raised head&#039;, dies at 65 in Kerala - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/jan/28/popular-elephant-karnan-known-for-its-raised-head-dies-at-65-in-kerala-2256085.amp|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; thus able to win in many Thalappokkam (Heads-up) competitions&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=ഹരിഗോവിന്ദന്‍|first=-വി|date=|title=Mangalamkunnu Karnan as the emperor of the heights|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/features/elephants/article-1.555510|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Mathrubhumi|language=ml}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2020-08-15|title=കേരളത്തിലെ ഗജരാജാക്കന്മാർ|url=https://janamtv.com/80272677/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Janam TV|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; giving him the name &#039;&#039;&#039;Nilavinte Thampuran&#039;&#039;&#039;, which translates into English as &#039;&#039;&#039;Emperor of Heights&#039;&#039;&#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=ആനകളുടെ തലയെടുപ്പിലെ രാജാവ്, മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണ്ണന്‍ ചരിഞ്ഞു|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/local-news/palakkad/mangalamkunnu-karnan-passes-away/articleshow/80491515.cms|access-date=2021-01-28|website=malayalam.samayam.com|language=ml}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Karnan was one of the celebrity elephants in Kerala with a large fan following.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-01-28|title=Elephant lovers mourn death of popular Kerala tusker Mangalamkunnu Karnan|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/elephant-lovers-mourn-death-popular-kerala-tusker-mangalamkunnu-karnan-142341|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The News Minute|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy]] (late), Mangalamkunnu Karnan and [[Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan]] are the three most famous elephants in the tharavadu.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2018-05-16|title=മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണ്ണന്‍ - Mangalamkunnu Karnan|url=https://vallappura.com/ആനക്കഥകള്‍/മംഗലാംകുന്ന്-കര്‍ണ്ണന്‍/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=The Bearded Traveller - vallappura.com|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1989, Karnan was repatriated from Chapra in Bihar by the Manissery Haridas group. It was in 2000 that the Mangalamkunnu family bought Karnan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=Prabhakaran|first=G.|date=2013-08-01|title=Rejuvenation time for elephants|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rejuvenation-time-for-elephants/article4977341.ece|access-date=2021-01-12|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; For the ninth year in a row, Karnan won the title for the Thalappokkam competition at the Sreekumara Ganesha Temple.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Kerala: No lockdown misery for Mangalamkunnu elephants - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/no-lockdown-misery-for-mangalamkunnu-elephants/articleshow/75414730.cms|access-date=2021-01-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was also known for winning many Thalappokkam competitions across Kerala. He has acted in some movies and TV commercials.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Unknown|date=2013-11-14|title=GAJALOKAM: മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണന്‍|url=http://gajalokamkerala.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-post_7787.html|access-date=2021-01-12|website=GAJALOKAM}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Along with the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam movies]] &#039;&#039;[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Katha Nayagan (1997 film)|Katha Nayagan]]&#039;&#039;, Karnan has appeared in the Bollywood movie &#039;&#039;[[Dil Se..]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=ഷാരൂഖിനും മോഹന്‍ലാലിനുമൊപ്പം സിനിമകളില്‍ താരമായ മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണന്‍|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/mangalamkunnu-karnan-dies-elephant-movies-dilse-narasimham-kathanayakan-1.5392212|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Due to age-related issues, Karnan died on 28 January 2021 after suffering a cardiac arrest.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Mangalamkunnu Karnan passes away|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/mangalamkunnu-karnan-passes-away-1.5392207|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=ആനപ്രേമികളുടെ പ്രിയങ്കരൻ മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കർണൻ ചരിഞ്ഞു|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/01/28/mangalamkunnu-karnan-dies.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.manoramaonline.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy]] (late), Mangalamkunnu Karnan and [[Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan]] are the three most famous elephants in the tharavadu.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2018-05-16|title=മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണ്ണന്‍ - Mangalamkunnu Karnan|url=https://vallappura.com/ആനക്കഥകള്‍/മംഗലാംകുന്ന്-കര്‍ണ്ണന്‍/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=The Bearded Traveller - vallappura.com|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1989, Karnan was repatriated from Chapra in Bihar by the Manissery Haridas group. It was in 2000 that the Mangalamkunnu family bought Karnan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=Prabhakaran|first=G.|date=2013-08-01|title=Rejuvenation time for elephants|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rejuvenation-time-for-elephants/article4977341.ece|access-date=2021-01-12|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; For the ninth year in a row, Karnan won the title for the Thalappokkam competition at the Sreekumara Ganesha Temple.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Kerala: No lockdown misery for Mangalamkunnu elephants - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/no-lockdown-misery-for-mangalamkunnu-elephants/articleshow/75414730.cms|access-date=2021-01-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was also known for winning many Thalappokkam competitions across Kerala. He has acted in some movies and TV commercials.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Unknown|date=2013-11-14|title=GAJALOKAM: മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണന്‍|url=http://gajalokamkerala.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-post_7787.html|access-date=2021-01-12|website=GAJALOKAM}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Along with the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam movies]] &#039;&#039;[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;[[Katha Nayagan (1997 film)|Katha Nayagan]]&#039;&#039;, Karnan has appeared in the Bollywood movie &#039;&#039;[[Dil Se..]]&#039;&#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=ഷാരൂഖിനും മോഹന്‍ലാലിനുമൊപ്പം സിനിമകളില്‍ താരമായ മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണന്‍|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/mangalamkunnu-karnan-dies-elephant-movies-dilse-narasimham-kathanayakan-1.5392212|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Due to age-related issues, Karnan died &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;aged 60 to 63 &lt;/ins&gt;on 28 January 2021 after suffering a cardiac arrest.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Mangalamkunnu Karnan passes away|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/mangalamkunnu-karnan-passes-away-1.5392207|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=ആനപ്രേമികളുടെ പ്രിയങ്കരൻ മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കർണൻ ചരിഞ്ഞു|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/01/28/mangalamkunnu-karnan-dies.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.manoramaonline.com&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/01/29/kerala-tusker-mangalamkunnu-karnan-dies.html|title=Noted Kerala tusker Mangalamkunnu Karnan&#039;s death leaves many teary-eyed|work=Manorama|date=2021-01-29|access-date=2022-01-11}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=480744&amp;amp;u=mangalamkunnu-karnan-dies-at-60-480744|title=Mangalamkunnu Karnan dies at 60|work=Kaumudi|date=2021-01-28|access-date=2022-01-11&lt;/ins&gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{reflist}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{reflist}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;{{animal-stub}}&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;1956 &lt;/del&gt;animal births]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;1950s &lt;/ins&gt;animal births]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:2021 animal deaths]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:2021 animal deaths]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Individual elephants]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Individual elephants]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.bharatpedia.org/wiki/BP:AWB/GF&quot; class=&quot;extiw&quot; title=&quot;wp:AWB/GF&quot;&gt;General fixes&lt;/a&gt;, replaced: | nationality             = India | → | nationality             = Indian |&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Famous elephant that lived in Kerala}}&lt;br /&gt;
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| name                    = Mangalamkunnu Karnan&lt;br /&gt;
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| species                 = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Elephas maximus]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Asian Elephant)&lt;br /&gt;
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| gender                  = Male&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date               = {{circa|1956}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place              = [[Bihar]] &lt;br /&gt;
| death_date               =28 January 2021&lt;br /&gt;
| death_place              =Mangalamkunnu, Ottapalam&lt;br /&gt;
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| nationality             = Indian&lt;br /&gt;
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| years_active            = 1990-2019&lt;br /&gt;
| known                    =[[Thrissur Pooram]], other [[poorams]], Thalappokkam&lt;br /&gt;
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| owner                   = Mangalamkunnu Tharavadu&lt;br /&gt;
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| height                  = {{height|m=2.98|precision=0}}&lt;br /&gt;
| namedafter  =          [[Karna]]n&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mangalamkunnu Karnan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{circa}} 1956 – 28 January 2021) was an elephant owned by the Mangalamkunnu family (tharavadu), that owns the largest number of captive elephants in Kerala, only behind [[Devaswom boards in Kerala|Guruvayur devaswom]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=WakeupMedia|date=2018-05-01|title=മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കർണ്ണൻ|url=https://wakeupmediaonline.wordpress.com/2018/05/01/%e0%b4%ae%e0%b4%82%e0%b4%97%e0%b4%b2%e0%b4%be%e0%b4%82%e0%b4%95%e0%b5%81%e0%b4%a8%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%a8%e0%b5%8d-%e0%b4%95%e0%b5%bc%e0%b4%a3%e0%b5%8d%e0%b4%a3%e0%b5%bb/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=wakeUpMedia|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Karnan was known for his ability to raise his head up for a long time,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Popular elephant Karnan, known for its &amp;#039;raised head&amp;#039;, dies at 65 in Kerala - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/jan/28/popular-elephant-karnan-known-for-its-raised-head-dies-at-65-in-kerala-2256085.amp|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; thus able to win in many Thalappokkam (Heads-up) competitions&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=ഹരിഗോവിന്ദന്‍|first=-വി|date=|title=Mangalamkunnu Karnan as the emperor of the heights|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/features/elephants/article-1.555510|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Mathrubhumi|language=ml}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2020-08-15|title=കേരളത്തിലെ ഗജരാജാക്കന്മാർ|url=https://janamtv.com/80272677/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=Janam TV|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; giving him the name &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Nilavinte Thampuran&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, which translates into English as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Emperor of Heights&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=ആനകളുടെ തലയെടുപ്പിലെ രാജാവ്, മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണ്ണന്‍ ചരിഞ്ഞു|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/local-news/palakkad/mangalamkunnu-karnan-passes-away/articleshow/80491515.cms|access-date=2021-01-28|website=malayalam.samayam.com|language=ml}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Karnan was one of the celebrity elephants in Kerala with a large fan following.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2021-01-28|title=Elephant lovers mourn death of popular Kerala tusker Mangalamkunnu Karnan|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/elephant-lovers-mourn-death-popular-kerala-tusker-mangalamkunnu-karnan-142341|access-date=2021-01-28|website=The News Minute|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Mangalamkunnu Ganapathy]] (late), Mangalamkunnu Karnan and [[Mangalamkunnu Ayyappan]] are the three most famous elephants in the tharavadu.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2018-05-16|title=മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണ്ണന്‍ - Mangalamkunnu Karnan|url=https://vallappura.com/ആനക്കഥകള്‍/മംഗലാംകുന്ന്-കര്‍ണ്ണന്‍/|access-date=2021-01-12|website=The Bearded Traveller - vallappura.com|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1989, Karnan was repatriated from Chapra in Bihar by the Manissery Haridas group. It was in 2000 that the Mangalamkunnu family bought Karnan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|last=Prabhakaran|first=G.|date=2013-08-01|title=Rejuvenation time for elephants|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/rejuvenation-time-for-elephants/article4977341.ece|access-date=2021-01-12|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; For the ninth year in a row, Karnan won the title for the Thalappokkam competition at the Sreekumara Ganesha Temple.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Kerala: No lockdown misery for Mangalamkunnu elephants - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/no-lockdown-misery-for-mangalamkunnu-elephants/articleshow/75414730.cms|access-date=2021-01-12|website=The Times of India|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was also known for winning many Thalappokkam competitions across Kerala. He has acted in some movies and TV commercials.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Unknown|date=2013-11-14|title=GAJALOKAM: മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണന്‍|url=http://gajalokamkerala.blogspot.com/2013/11/blog-post_7787.html|access-date=2021-01-12|website=GAJALOKAM}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Along with the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam movies]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Narasimham (film)|Narasimham]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Katha Nayagan (1997 film)|Katha Nayagan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Karnan has appeared in the Bollywood movie &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dil Se..]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=ഷാരൂഖിനും മോഹന്‍ലാലിനുമൊപ്പം സിനിമകളില്‍ താരമായ മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കര്‍ണന്‍|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/mangalamkunnu-karnan-dies-elephant-movies-dilse-narasimham-kathanayakan-1.5392212|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Due to age-related issues, Karnan died on 28 January 2021 after suffering a cardiac arrest.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Mangalamkunnu Karnan passes away|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/mangalamkunnu-karnan-passes-away-1.5392207|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=ആനപ്രേമികളുടെ പ്രിയങ്കരൻ മംഗലാംകുന്ന് കർണൻ ചരിഞ്ഞു|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/01/28/mangalamkunnu-karnan-dies.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=www.manoramaonline.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:1956 animal births]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:2021 animal deaths]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Animals in Hinduism]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Individual elephants]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Elephants in Indian culture]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Individual animals in India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Elephants in religion]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Elephants in Kerala]]&lt;br /&gt;
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