[1] Sikh sources claim that a man named Ram Rai had served Guru Tegh Bahadur whilst he was travelling in Assam in the mid-1660's.

[1] Prasadi had distinguishing characteristics, its head bore a round, white mark (like a tilak) and there were white-streaks running along its trunk and back.

[5] The Sikh guru was aware that this was a ploy of Bhim Chand in-order to gain permanent possession of Prasadi.

[3]: 716 According to the Gurbilas Dasvin Patshahi by Sukha Singh, Prasadi became emaciated during the 1705 siege of Anandpur and eventually was killed by the Sikhs on the order of the guru to end the animal's suffering.

[3]: 816–817 Vir Singh's 1925 work, Sri Guru Kalgidhar Chamatkar, contains the tale of Prasadi, describing the elephant as "jet black animal whose forehead was white like ivory".