An elephant has rampaged through a Hindu temple in India killing three people, including one of its handlers.
The adult male charged through the temple compound, knocked down a thatched awning, tried to batter its way through a steel gate and finally trampled a man, kicking the limp body several yards through the air.
The elephant was being used during a ceremony for a regional festival in the southern Thrissur district of Kerala when it suddenly went wild, killing the man and a woman and then the handler who was trying to bring it under control, police officer Jay Prakash said.
It was not clear what sparked the rampage, he said, but the beast was later brought under control.
Elephants are routinely used in southern Indian temple ceremonies, often covered in elaborate decorations and paint.
However, animal rights activists say the elephants are often kept in inhumane conditions.
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