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A renovated statue of elephant Guruvayur Kesavan was formally dedicated connected Sunday. The ceremonial was held astatine astir 9:15 a.m. successful the courtyard of Sreevalsam Guest House.
Devaswom chairperson V. K. Vijayan led the dedication and unveiled the plaque. Temple Tantri P. C. Dineshan Namboothirippad lit the ceremonial lamp. Devaswom committee members, sculptor Elavally Nandan, Manikandan Nair and family, who offered the renovation work, and devotees were present.
The chairperson besides presented mementos to Mr. Nandan and Mr. Nair for their contributions to the restoration.
The renovation, led by Mr. Nandan, took astir 3 and a fractional months. Much of the archetypal statue was dismantled and rebuilt.
Kesavan had passed distant connected December 2, 1976, and the erstwhile statue was installed connected November 23, 1982. Since its installation, determination had been disapproval that the sculpture did not accurately seizure Kesavan’s likeness. Damage to the statue prompted a renovation effort successful 2022, but the revamped mentation again drew disapproval for distortion. The devaswom committee past decided to wholly rebuild the statue. Work began successful the 2nd week of August.
