October 21, 2009
Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/8319013.stm
A baby elephant born at a Leicestershire zoo has been blessed and named during a ceremony led by a Hindu priest.
Ten-week-old Ganesh Vijay is the first calf born at Twycross Zoo to be conceived by artificial insemination.
Brahmin Shree Mahendra Pandya from Leicester led prayers and placed a red dot on the elephant as part of the service.