Mysuru: Nine Dasara elephants, led by Captain and Golden Howdah-carrier Abhimanyu, entered the Mysore Palace last evening. They were housed at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram on their arrival to city on Aug. 4 evening. The nine Dasara jumbos are: Captain Abhimanyu, Bhima, Ekalavya, Mahendra, Kanjan, Dhananjaya, Prashantha, Lakshmi and Kaveri. At about 3.30 pm, puja…
Prashantha, Mahendra and Dhananjaya to undergo training as backup Howdah carriers Mysore/Mysuru: The first batch of nine Dasara elephants, led by the iconic Golden Howdah carrier and commander Captain Abhimanyu, reached Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram last evening. Their arrival followed the traditional launch of the Gajapayana — the ceremonial journey from Veeranahosahalli Gate in Nagarahole…
Mysore/Mysuru: The first batch of nine Dasara elephants led by Captain and Golden Howdah carrier Abhimanyu will be taking part in Gajapayana, the traditional march of Dasara elephants to Mysuru to be held at Veeranahosahalli Gate near Hunsur on Aug. 4. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre released the list and poster of the first batch of…
First batch of nine elephants to enter Mysore Palace on Aug. 7; Training from Aug. 9 By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: With heavy rains lashing the State ahead of schedule and most reservoirs nearing full capacity, the State Government has nevertheless decided to go ahead with this year’s Dasara celebrations in full splendour. In this…
Mysuru: Emotional scenes were witnessed at Mysore Palace premises this noon as all 14 Dasara jumbos, headed by Captain Abhimanyu, left back to their respective forest camps along with their Mahouts and Kavadis. As soon as the trucks arrived to ferry them back to their respective camps, the jumbos became restless and were being calmed…
Dasara jumbos led by Abhimanyu were in a relaxed mood at their camp inside the Mysore Palace premises this morning after taking part in the grand Dasara procession yesterday. Mahouts and Kavadis were seen giving bath to the elephants at the pond in Palace premises.
Final weight check for 14 Dasara jumbos; Abhimanyu the heaviest with 5,820 kgs Mysuru: The final round of weight checks for 14 Dasara elephants participating in this year’s festival was conducted this morning at a weighbridge on Dhanvantri Road. The weight of 9 Dasara jumbos from first batch was recorded at the same weighbridge on…
Police seize illegal drone flying over elephants Mysuru: The first round of cannon firing drill to make the Dasara elephants and horses get accustomed to the booming sound of the cannons was held at the Dasara Exhibition parking lot here this noon. All 14 Dasara elephants led by Captain Abhimanyu, were led out of the…
Mysuru: Abhimanyu, the Howdah Elephant Jumboo Savari, who is undergoing training on Jumboo Savari route (Raja Margha) along with other Dasara elephants, will be rehearing with the Wooden Howdah, the replica of the Golden Howdah, from this afternoon (4 pm). The Wooden Howdah, which is in the custody of the Mysore Palace Board, was handed…
Mysuru: With a team of 14 elephants, led by Captain Abhimanyu, gearing up for this year’s Dasara festival from Oct. 3 to 12, the senior-most elephant Varalakshmi has been tasked with supervising and guiding her teammates. While 21-year-old Rohit is the youngest of group, Varalakshmi, at 68, is the eldest. Although officially retired, forest officials…
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