The lord of the jungle is indeed the elephant and not the tiger as many believe. Elephants in the wild call for more caution than any other animal. Elephants have figured in our mythology and have been a part of Indian life for three thousand years Ganesha the elephant headed Hindu . God is worshipped as a harbinger of good luck and prosperity.The lake at Periyar enables one to explore its forests on motor boats which allows close and safe observations of elephant and other animals.