The final round of cannon firing drill to acclimatise Dasara elephants and Mounted Police horses to the booming sounds of cannons was held successfully at the Dasara Exhibition parking lot, with all 14 Dasara elephants and 30 horses taking part, in the presence of Police and Forest Department personnel. None of the animals panicked when…
Boom Test for Jumbos
September 15, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The first round of cannon firing rehearsal to acclimatise the Dasara elephants and horses of the Mounted Police to the thunderous sounds of cannons was successfully conducted this morning at the Dasara Exhibition parking lot, marking an important step in the preparations for the grand finale of the Mysuru Dasara celebrations. All 14 Dasara…
Second phase of cannon firing drill for Dasara jumbos held
September 30, 2024Hiranya panics while Rohit stands still Mysuru: The second phase of cannon firing drill to get Dasara elephants and horses accustomed to the booming sound of cannons was held successfully at Dasara Exhibition parking lot in city yesterday. While Rohit, who had panicked on hearing the cannon sound during the first drill, stood still this…
Final round of cannon firing drill held successfully
September 23, 2022Dhananjaya, Bheema to take part in Palace rituals Mahendra to carry howdah in Srirangapatna Dasara Mysore/Mysuru: The third and final round of cannon firing drill to acclimatise Dasara elephants and Mounted Police horses to the booming sound of cannons was held successfully at the Dasara Expo parking lot on M.G. Road this noon. Out of…
Second round of Cannon Firing Drill held
October 5, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The second round of cannon firing drill was held successfully with Dasara elephants exhibiting normal behaviour at the parking lot area near Varaha Gate of Mysore Palace this morning. Apart from Vikrama, all seven Dasara elephants — Abhimanyu, Ashwathama, Dhananjaya, Kaveri, Chaitra, Lakshmi and Gopalaswamy — and also 24 horses from the Mounted Police…










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