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Raja's tusks gradually began to grow, and as he got older tusks grew to the point where he could not collide with the ground. When he lowered his head to eat, tusks hit the ground which made it very difficult for Raja to eat. He was suffering from food indigestion for over one year.<ref name="Raja" /> That's because the elephant's teeth fall out as it ages. At the same time the elephant has been weakened. At that time, the herdsmen had mentioned that when they he was sick, he was given figs, leaves and jackfruits to eat. It is said that the then President [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] gave him energy foods through the Wildlife Department.<ref name="story" /><ref>{{Cite web |title="Millangoda Raja" with difficulty eating |url=http://archives.dinamina.lk/2011/03/10/_art.asp?fn=n11031010 |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=archives.dinamina.lk}}</ref>
When the elephant was in the last stage of his life, many bottles of saline with vitamins had to be given.<ref name="elegy" /> Before the death,
He was given funeral rites by a team of Buddhist monks. His corpse was [[Taxidermy|preserved]] and placed on public display in a museum, which was constructed by Ananda Millangoda at the Elephant Village in [[Molagoda]], [[Kegalle]].<ref name="story"/>
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