Mysuru: The most anticipated event during the Nada Habba is the seven-day Yuva Dasara which will be inaugurated on Oct.10 at 6 pm at the Maharaja’s College Grounds. The chief guest at the opening will be actor Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Others who will participate include Rakshit Shetty, Dhananjaya and a…
Prashanth replaces Gopalaswamy who is in musth Mysuru: The second batch of six Dasara elephants will be arriving in city this evening to take part in the world famous Jumboo Savari to be held on Oct. 19 in city. The 35-year-old Gopalaswamy, which was to arrive today, is replaced by 62-year-old Prashanth as Gopalaswamy is…
Mysuru: The Dasara elephants, which have arrived in city from various elephant camps to participate in the world famous Jumboo Savari and housed in Mysore Palace premises, is being given special care and are on special diet. The elephants are being given nutritional food twice a day so that the elephants could gain weight, strength…
Mysuru: A two-day workshop was organised in city recently to build a rapport between mahouts and Forest Department personnel. More than 40 mahouts from across the State participated in the workshop that sensitised the officials regarding the plight of mahouts. The event was also a platform for mahouts to air their grievances. The workshop was…
Mysuru: Led by mighty Arjuna, the Golden Howdah-carrying elephant, the first batch of six elephants began their training this morning to acclimatise themselves to roads and traffic on the Jumboo Savari route. The first batch of elephants which arrived in Mysuru on Sept. 2, were housed at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram before they were welcomed…
Mysuru: With just a month or so left for the inauguration of Dasara festivities on Oct. 10, the first batch of Dasara elephants were accorded a traditional welcome at the Mysore Palace last evening. The welcome was accorded at the auspicious ‘Godhooli’ lagna between 4.30 pm and 6 pm. The elephants had arrived in the…
Mysuru: The first batch of six Dasara elephants, which arrived in Mysuru on Sept. 2 and were welcomed into Mysore Palace yesterday, underwent weight checking this morning as they have to undergo rigorous training for Jumboo Savari from tomorrow. While five elephants — Arjuna, Varalakshmi, Dhananjaya, Vikrama and Gopi — arrived from Veeranahosahalli Gate of…
Three Dasara elephants, Vikrama, Gopi and Dhananjaya, started their journey from Kodagu to Veeranahosahalli near Nagarahole National Park this morning to participate in the Gajapayana tomorrow. The elephants were bathed and traditional pujas were performed before they were loaded on to trucks. The elephant and Mahout team is led by Range Forest Officer Arun Kumar…
Mysuru: All arrangements are almost complete to receive the Dasara elephants as the first batch led by Arjuna arrives as part of Gajapayana at the Mysore Palace on Sept.2. In all, 22 sheds have been installed. Every year, tenders are floated to house the Dasara elephants, Mahouts, Kavadis and their families, sheds, tent school, library…
Mysuru: The three main elephants Balarama, Abhimanyu and Drona are not part of the first batch of six elephants to arrive as part of Gajapayana to Mysuru on Sept.2. The three elephants have been sent on an operation to catch wild elephants attacking people in Ramanagaram and its surrounding areas. In the light of this,…
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