Devotees at a temple in South India survived a major scare after an elephant ran amok on Sunday.<br /><br />The incident happened when the elephant, Ramu, was brought out for a ceremonial parade at Edappal temple near Mallapuram, Kerala.<br /><br />The elephant is a major draw at the annual ‘Kulangara Pooram’ festival, in which thousands of devotees take part. <br /><br />But its owners failed to notice that the male tusker was 'in musth' – a term used to describe elephants exhibit highly aggressive behavior as a result of a large rise in certain hormones – and allowed the animal, with a priest perched on top, into the crowd. <br /><br />The noise and the crowd agitated Ramu further, who ran amok, making devotees flee for their lives. <br /><br />Luckily, the elephant was brought under control before it could trample upon anyone.
