Mysore/Mysuru: This year’s torchlight parade, scheduled to be held on Oct. 2 on the day of Jumboo Savari, will not feature ‘Shwet Ashwa’, team of 33 Corps of Military Police (Indian Army) personnel which had been entertaining the audience by performing breathtaking stunts mounted on Royal Enfield and Hero Xpulse Pro bikes at Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap.

Over the past decades, the ‘Shwet Ashwa’ team captivated the audience by performing stunts like ‘Opening Crossing,’ ‘Double Crossing,’ ‘Parallel Crossing,’ ‘Chain Crossing,’ ‘Scissor Crossing,’ ‘V-Crossings’, ‘Jump Crossings’ and formations including Christmas tree model, pyramid and models including ‘Sudarshana Chakra’, ‘Hopping Fish’ among others. However, this year, they will not be performing as the authorities have decided to introduce a new event.

Sources at Dasara Torchlight Parade Sub-Committee had decided to drop the event since the programme held last year had prolonged beyond the stipulated time instead of which the authorities have decided to introduce a new programme this time.