Video: Elephant Climbs Steps Of Garjiya Devi Temple Near Corbett National Park While Searching For Food

There have been plenty of videos showing elephants climbing over walls trying to get to the other side. However, the following video is slightly different in that the elephant in this case is seen climbing up the steps to the famous Garjiya Devi temple near Corbett National Park in Ramnagar Forest possibly in search of food.

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¡°The elephant climbing the steps to Garjiya Devi Temple was caught on CCTV on June 28. The elephant probably came to the temple premises in search of food as there are many shops around it and prasad is also offered to the pilgrims there. But these elephants had to return as the temple is closed after the pandemic started. One of these elephants can be seen climbing the steps¡±, HT quoted Anand Rawat, range officer Kosi, as saying.

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He also said that when elephants come in this area they fire in the air to scare them away and not cause harm to human settlements.

The elephants were apparently there in search of the food. The publication also mentioned BP Pant, former range officer Kosi, as saying, ¡°As this temple is located on a big rock in the Kosi River, elephants also come to this area to drink water. As pilgrims would throng the temple every day, earlier elephants would not climb the steps close to the temple. But these days, as the temple is closed, there was almost no one there. So it is likely this elephant decided to explore further and climbed the bridge.¡±

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The elephants reportedly then went away on their own after their search for food yielded no results.