Izindlovu eNdiya

Bakhulu futhi bebekhona kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, ngaphambi kokuba baye empini bephelezela amabutho, namuhla abasakwenzi lokho, kepha ubukhona babo busenamandla. Vele, ziyadingeka kakhulu kumasiko amaNdiya, hhayi nje kuphela ngomsebenzi, kepha nangemikhosi emikhulu. Ngisho Kuvamile ukubona la ma-pachyderms ekhombisa ngamaholide ezwe wesizwe sakwaGhandi. Mhlawumbe incazelo inganikezwa ngokuthi amaHindu akhonza i- Unkulunkulu-indlovu uGanesha, okukholelwa ukuthi kuqinisekisa impumelelo yebhizinisi. Ngakho-ke, ukusetshenziswa kwezindlovu emisebenzini ebalulekile njengokuhlenga abantu lapho kwenzeka inhlekelele kuyindlela enhle kakhulu.

Ngakho-ke, akuyona into engavamile ukuzibona ezindaweni eziningi zaseNdiya, kulinganiselwa ukuthi kunezindlovu ezingama-25,000, ngakho-ke singasho idolobha lasePeriyar, indawo lapho ziyimazibuthe yabavakashi khona. Ngaso kanye echibini elinegama elifanayo, ngemuva kokuwela amahlathi amakhulu, izindlovu eziningi ziyahlangana ziphumule. Lapho ingathwetshulwa eduze kwabavakashi noma umane ubhekelwe ubukhulu bakhe nokuhamba kancane.

Enye indawo lapho bangabonwa khona eKerala, lapho ngisho nokuba khona kwabo kuvamile emigwaqweni yedolobha, iningi labo lenza umsebenzi onzima kuMbuso walelo dolobha, ngaleyo ndlela libe yingxenye ebalulekile yokuphila. Ngisho nokukhathala kwabo okukhulu emzimbeni kuholele eqinisweni lokuthi, ngokomthetho waleyo ndawo, izindlovu kufanele zithole ukunakekelwa kwezokwelashwa, kanye nokudla okufanele futhi lapho sezineminyaka engama-65 zithathe umhlalaphansi ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ngokwengeziwe, abanye baqale ukusebenzisa izibonisi ngemuva kwabo ukuze bangadlulwa abashayeli ebusuku.

Uma ufuna ukuwabuka ngokuncintisana, kuzofanele uye emjahweni obanjelwe eTrichur, lapho izindlovu ezingaba yikhulu ezigqoke kahle kulo mcimbi zibamba iqhaza emjahweni ophakathi kwazo. Uma ufuna ukubabona bejabulisa umphakathi, kufanele uye eBengal, lapho ungena khona izindlovu esekisini zikhula futhi zithuthukise umqondo wazo wobuciko. Futhi kuseNdiya, izindlovu ziyingxenye yesiko eliyindida kanjalo lowo udinga ukuthola kancane kancane. Mhlawumbe ekuhambeni kwakho okulandelayo uzongena kwi-pachyderm enkulu, ungayisabi, iningi labo selivele lisetshenziselwe ukubhekana nabantu, yima uthathe isithombe, kuzoba ngamathuba ambalwa onawo wokuba nemvelo kusondele futhi kuphume ehlathini.