Bhagavad Gita : "Of horses, know Me to be the nectar-born Ucchaisravas; of lordly elephants, Airavata and of men, the monarch." [1] At  Darasuram  near  Tanjore  is  a temple  where it is believed that Airavata worshipped the  Lingam ; the Lingam is named after him as Airavateswara. This temple, which abounds