The 57-year-old is in charge of Adhinayagi, an elephant from Adhinatha Alwar Temple at Alwarthirunagari in Tuticorin.
"Whenever I have to leave town for work, I need to talk to the elephant and tell her that I would be away for a few days. If I don’t inform her, she will throw a fit"
Another mahout, Bose Rajan who looks after Parvathi, an elephant at Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, says close observation is must to understanding its behaviour.