Indian temples have been asked to stop their elephants from blessing Hindu pilgrims after fears were raised that the tourists were passing tuberculosis to the animals.
More than 50 elephants housed at Hindu temples touch the heads of up to 500 pilgrims a day as a form of blessing.
In recent years, four temple elephants have died of tuberculosis, prompting forest officials to call for the ban.
Forest rangers reported that the animals were living in poor conditions and asked temples to stop the elephant blessings. More...
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