<p>India's oldest domestic Asiatic elephant died on Monday at the age of 89 in Sonitpur district of Assam, officials said.</p>.<p>The majestic jumbo, named Bijuli Prasad, breathed his last at the Behali tea estate of The Williamson Magor Group around 3:30 am due to age-related issues, they said.</p>.<p>Many people who have been associated with Bijuli Prasad such as animal lovers, tea garden workers as well as locals gathered to mourn the death of the pachyderm.</p>.<p>"Bijuli Prasad was a symbol of pride for The Williamson Magor Group. It was first brought to the Bargang tea estate as a calf, and later shifted here after the Bargang tea estate was sold off by the company," an official of the tea garden said.</p>.<p>The elephant, whose age is estimated to be 89 years, was leading a royal life in the tea estate post-retirement, he said.</p>.<p>Padma Shri awardee and famous elephant surgeon Dr Kushal Konwar Sarma told <em>PTI</em>, "As far as my knowledge is concerned, Bijuli Prasad was the oldest recorded domestic elephant in India." Usually, the wild Asiatic elephants live up to 62-65 years, while the domestic ones survive till around 80 years with proper care, he said.</p>.<p>'After all its teeth fell off around 8-10 years ago, Bijuli Prasad could not eat anything and was about to die. Then I went there and treated him. I had changed all his regular food and started mostly boiled food like rice and soybean with high protein value. This increased his longevity,' Sarma said.</p>.<p>An official of the Behali tea estate said that the elephant was offered around 25 kg of food every day. </p>
<p>India's oldest domestic Asiatic elephant died on Monday at the age of 89 in Sonitpur district of Assam, officials said.</p>.<p>The majestic jumbo, named Bijuli Prasad, breathed his last at the Behali tea estate of The Williamson Magor Group around 3:30 am due to age-related issues, they said.</p>.<p>Many people who have been associated with Bijuli Prasad such as animal lovers, tea garden workers as well as locals gathered to mourn the death of the pachyderm.</p>.<p>"Bijuli Prasad was a symbol of pride for The Williamson Magor Group. It was first brought to the Bargang tea estate as a calf, and later shifted here after the Bargang tea estate was sold off by the company," an official of the tea garden said.</p>.<p>The elephant, whose age is estimated to be 89 years, was leading a royal life in the tea estate post-retirement, he said.</p>.<p>Padma Shri awardee and famous elephant surgeon Dr Kushal Konwar Sarma told <em>PTI</em>, "As far as my knowledge is concerned, Bijuli Prasad was the oldest recorded domestic elephant in India." Usually, the wild Asiatic elephants live up to 62-65 years, while the domestic ones survive till around 80 years with proper care, he said.</p>.<p>'After all its teeth fell off around 8-10 years ago, Bijuli Prasad could not eat anything and was about to die. Then I went there and treated him. I had changed all his regular food and started mostly boiled food like rice and soybean with high protein value. This increased his longevity,' Sarma said.</p>.<p>An official of the Behali tea estate said that the elephant was offered around 25 kg of food every day. </p>