Kozhikode, India - February 13, 2025 Two elephants ran amok during a temple festival, triggering a stampede that left three people dead and around thirty injured. The incident occurred at Manakulangara temple festival in Koyilandy town, in Kozhikode district, in southern India’s Kerala on the evening of February 13. Visuals show the two elephants rampaging inside the shrine due to the noise of fireworks, while two people remain atop them. Devotees flee in panic, while some attempt to control the animals and follow them as both tuskers charge out of the temple. Later, a crowd is seen helping the injured and providing treatment near a building damaged by the elephants. Senior Civil Police Officer, stated that the chaos began around 05:30 PM when one of the elephants, startled by fireworks during the festival, charged at another elephant. The tuskers then destroyed the temple office, trapping several people under the debris, which resulted in the deaths of two women and a man. Around thirty people were injured, with at least five in serious condition. As the panicked crowd ran to escape, several people fell and were trampled. The injured were taken to the hospital for treatment. He further added that both elephants were eventually subdued by their mahouts after three hours, just before they reached the main road.