This photo taken on April 18, 2016 shows elderly Indian elephant Dakshayani, awarded the title 'Gaja Muthassi', or elephant granny, with her keeper and a visitor on the grounds of the Chengalloor Mahadeva temple in Thiruvananthapuram in India's southern Kerala state. - An elephant believed to be the oldest ever in captivity has died aged 88 in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said February 9, 2019. Awarded the title of "Gaja Muthassi" (elephant granny), Dakshayani took part in temple rituals and processions for decades, but died after becoming reluctant to eat, her veterinary surgeon said. (Photo by STR / AFP)