Evidence of FOUR-TUSKED elephants (Gomphotheres) as Guards of Ravan’s Lanka in Ramayana, existed around 12-1.6 million years ago
In Valmiki Ramayan, Sundar Kanda [4.27.12] states that Hanuman, on entering Lanka, sees FOUR-TUSKED elephants(Gomphotheres) guarding the palaces of Ravan.These elephants are very tall, imposing