Airavata is a mythological
white elephant who carries the Hindu god
Indra. It is also called 'abhra-Matanga', meaning "elephant of the clouds"; 'Naga-malla', meaning "the fighting elephant"; and 'Arkasodara', meaning "brother of the
sun". 'Abharamu' is the elephant wife of Airavata. Airavata has four
tusks and seven trunks and is spotless white. It is also known as Erawan in Thai. Airavata is also the third son of
Kashyap and
Kadru. In the
Mahabharata he is listed as a great serpent.