Robotic elephants draw crowds and controversy in some of India's Hindu temples
- CHALAKUDY, India -- The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water.
- But that's about all they have in common with their real-life counterparts revered across India as manifestations of the divine.
- The animatrons, crafted from fiberglass, iron and rubber, are intended to take the place of live elephants in Hindu temples.
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- CHALAKUDY, India -- The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water.
- But that's about all they have in common with their real-life counterparts revered across India as manifestations of the divine.
- The animatrons, crafted from fiberglass, iron and rubber, are intended to take the place of live elephants in Hindu temples.
Sources: ABC News