ay ur appa . ▁▁ ▁Descri bed ▁as ▁a ▁' Pal ace ▁for ▁Ele ph ants ,' ▁ ▁this ▁facility ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁train ▁the ▁ele ph ants ▁to ▁serve ▁Lord ▁Kr ish na ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁many ▁festiv als ▁that ▁occur ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁oldest ▁ele ph ant ▁is ▁around ▁ 8 2 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁is ▁called ▁' R am ach and ran '. ▁The ▁rit uals ▁of ▁G aj ap oo ja ▁( W or sh ipping ▁Ele ph ants ) ▁and ▁An ay o ott u ▁( Fe eding ▁Ele ph ants ) ▁are ▁observed ▁here , ▁as ▁an ▁offering ▁to ▁Lord ▁G anes ha . ▁The ▁legend ary ▁ele ph ant ▁" G ur uv ay ur ▁K es hav an " ▁was ▁hous ed ▁here . ▁▁ ▁The ▁comp ound ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁na alu ▁k ett u , ▁a ▁traditional ▁rect angular ▁home ▁with ▁a ▁central ▁cour ty ard , ▁which ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁P unn ath ur ▁R aja . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁poor ly ▁maintained ▁and ▁presently ▁houses ▁a ▁training ▁school ▁for ▁Pap ans ▁( M ah out ). ▁▁ ▁This ▁complex ▁also ▁contains ▁a ▁temple ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Lord ▁Sh iva ▁and ▁Bh ag av ath y . ▁Some ▁scenes ▁in ▁the ▁famous ▁Mal ay al am ▁movie ▁" O ru ▁V ad ak kan ▁Ve er ag ath a " ▁( st arring ▁M amm oot y ) ▁were ▁fil med ▁at ▁this ▁location .