RANTHAMBORE Arrowhead (T-84)
Arrowhead (T-84), named for the arrow-shaped mark on her forehead, was Machli’s granddaughter and the tigress of the lakes for most of a decade. She died on 19 June 2025 near Jogi Mahal, aged about 11, three days after killing a crocodile.
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In one line: Arrowhead (T-84), named for the arrow-shaped mark on her forehead, was Machli’s granddaughter and the tigress of the lakes for most of a decade. She died on 19 June 2025 near Jogi Mahal, aged about 11, three days after killing a crocodile.
| T-number | T-84 |
| Sex | Tigress |
| Born | February 2014 |
| Died | 19 June 2025, aged about 11 |
| Parents | Krishna (T-19); granddaughter of Machli (T-16) |
| Cubs | Four litters reported; her daughter Kankati (T-2507) was moved to Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve in June 2025 |
| Historical range | The lakes below the fort: Padam Talao, Rajbagh and Jogi Mahal |
| Status | Died June 2025 |
Identification and T-number follow the Rajasthan Forest Department’s numbering as reported by guides and the press. “Historical range” is where this tiger has been documented, not where any tiger is today. Content checked 4 November 2026.
Arrowhead’s life, with sources
- Feb 2014 Born to Krishna (T-19) in the lake territory her grandmother Machli had held. [ThePrint, Jun 2025]
- 2016 onwards Took over the lakes as her mother withdrew and became one of the most photographed tigresses in the park in her own right; four litters are reported. [Free Press Journal, Jun 2025]
- 2024–25 Reported ill for many months; the press described a brain tumour and bone cancer. She went on hunting: on 16 June 2025 she killed a crocodile at the lakes. [PTI via The Week, 19 Jun 2025]
- 19 Jun 2025 Died near Jogi Mahal. Her daughter Kankati (T-2507) was moved to Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve around the same time. [PTI via The Week, 19 Jun 2025]
Each entry names its source; the full list is at the foot of the page. Where accounts differ (dates of the crocodile fight, the cause of an illness) we say so rather than pick one.
Where visitors looked for Arrowhead
Historically: zone 3, zone 4. The lakes below the fort: Padam Talao, Rajbagh and Jogi Mahal. No zone guarantees a sighting and we do not publish where any tiger is on a given day; before your date we tell you what our drivers have seen that week.
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Machli (T-16) · Krishna (T-19) · Riddhi (T-124) · Ustad (T-24) · Noor (T-39)
Questions about Arrowhead
When did Arrowhead die?
On 19 June 2025, near Jogi Mahal in the lake territory, after a long illness; PTI reported a brain tumour, other outlets bone cancer. An earlier version of our tigers guide gave 2024; that was wrong and has been corrected.
Who holds the lakes now?
Her daughter Riddhi (T-124) has held the core lake country in recent seasons, as reported by our drivers. Which tiger is using the lakes on your date is something we tell you when you book.
Can I see the photograph’s lake?
The photograph on this page was taken at the lakes in 2017. Padam Talao, Rajbagh and Jogi Mahal are on today’s zone 3 route.
Dated sightings archive
Verified entries for Arrowhead from our sightings archive: dated, zone-level, sourced. Not a live position.
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Sources and how we know
Tiger names, T-numbers and family lines follow the Forest Department’s identification as reported by the park’s guides and in the press. Where we describe where a tiger has been seen, it is our drivers’ and guides’ experience from recent seasons, not a statement of where that tiger is today: territories shift every season and no zone can promise a sighting.
- Press “Famous Ranthambhore tigress Arrowhead dies of brain tumour”, PTI via The Week, 19 Jun 2025
- Press “Ranthambore’s queen Arrowhead was an alpha tigress…”, ThePrint, June 2025
- Press “Who was tigress Arrowhead?”, Free Press Journal, June 2025
- Official Rajasthan Forest Department
- Official National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Government of India
- Research Status of Tigers in India 2022: summary report (NTCA and Wildlife Institute of India)
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