Walks majestically with 900 kg weight; reaches destination in one hour, 40 minutes Mysuru: The training for Dasara elephants to carry weight continued yesterday too with elephant Mahendra, who will be carrying the howdah at Srirangapatna Dasara, rehearsing with the Wooden Howdah and sand bags on the Jumboo Savari route in city yesterday. Mahendra, the…
Srirangapatna Dasara-2024: Mahendra all set to achieve howdah-carrying hat-trick
September 10, 2024Mysuru: On the occasion of Nada Habba (State Festival) Dasara, elephant Mahendra is set to achieve a hat-trick by carrying the howdah in the Dasara celebrations at Srirangapatna in Mandya district. Although Mahendra arrived with the second batch of elephants this year, he quickly earned the trust of the officials with his impressive demeanour. As…
Intense lobbying to relocate Dasara jumbos from Mathigodu to Balle Camp
July 21, 2024Balle Elephant Camp now deserted with death of Arjuna, Kumaraswamy, Durgaparameshwari Mysore/Mysuru: Following the unfortunate demise of Dasara elephant Arjuna, who carried the ‘Golden Howdah’ eight times, during an operation to capture a wild elephant at Yeslur in Hassan last year and two other Dasara elephants, Durgaparameshwari and Kumaraswamy due to ill-health, political lobbies have…
Debutant Mahendra shows he too can carry Ambari
August 21, 2022Carries 550 kg weight on Jumboo Savari route Mysore/Mysuru: On the third day of weight training for Dasara elephants yesterday, Mahendra, who will be participating in Jumboo Savari for the first time this year, carried a total weight of 550 kg and walked majestically on the Jumboo Savari route, assuring the Forest Department officials that…
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