Mysore/Mysuru: The weight training for Dasara elephants inside the Mysore Palace premises has picked up pace in stages and the Forest Department is mounting weight on the elephants identified as future Ambari carriers. Tuskers are being trained as a back-up in case of some last-minute changes. The mighty Abhimanyu is set to carry the 750-kg…
Gopalaswamy, Dhananjaya carry 400 kg sand bags with ease Mysore/Mysuru: Dhananjaya, one of the Dasara Jumbos and senior Dasara elephant Gopalaswamy, who have arrived in city along with six other elephants to participate in this year’s Naada Habba, have begun their training in carrying weight at Mysore Palace premises. On Tuesday, Dhananjaya carried sand bags…
Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham, responding to a question by reporters on the Forest Department’s reported request for allowing Dasara elephants rehearsal outside the Palace premises so as to make the elephants accalamatise to roads and the crowd, said that the Forest Department can come up with its own representation to allow rehearsal from…
Inside the Mysore Palace, Dasara elephants are bathed and groomed. They are taken to water ponds where they are bathed and mahouts use brushes made out of coconut fibre and coir to brush their bodies. Elephants enjoy being clean and constant rubbing ensures that ticks and other insects do not infect their bodies. They often…
First-timer Ashwathama panics on road seeing buses, trucks Mysore/Mysuru: The eight Dasara elephants led by 55-year-old Abhimanyu, who will be carrying the 750-kg Golden Howdah that will house the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari on Vijayadashami day, were accorded a traditional ‘Poornakumbha’ welcome into the Mysore Palace this morning. The others in the team were Ashwathama,…
As festivities restricted to Palace, even training is confined to Palace fortress Mysore/Mysuru: This year too, the Vijayadashami procession will be confined to Mysore Palace thanks to COVID pandemic and there will be no full rehearsals. All the eight elephants will be taken out within the Palace premises and the question of taking them till…
Mysore/Mysuru: All the eight Dasara elephants — Howdah elephant Abhimanyu, Ashwathama, Dhananjaya, Vikrama, Kaveri, Chaitra, Lakshmi and Gopalaswamy — selected to participate in this year’s simple Dasara celebration, will be accorded a traditional welcome at Mysore Palace tomorrow morning. These elephants embarked on Gajapayana, their journey from Veeranahosahalli to Mysuru, on Sept. 13 and are…
Mysore/Mysuru: Among the elephants that have made it into the first list of Dasara elephants is young 34-year-old male elephant Lakshmana from Dubare elephant camp. Though his name is not likely to figure in the final list, forest officers are impressed by his health, nature, softness and also the ability to obey commands. Lakshmana’s mahout…
Gundlupet: Three elephants from Rampura Elephant Camp in Bandipur — Chaitra, Lakshmi and Parthasarathy — are likely to take part in this year’s Dasara celebrations in Mysuru. These elephants have been identified in the primary stage of the selection process. Yesterday, a team of Forest Officials led by Mysuru DCF Dr. K. Karikalan visited the…
Forest officials seek health report from veterinarians Mysore/Mysuru: With ‘Nada Habba’ Dasara nearing, the Forest Department officials have began the process of selecting elephants which will be taking part in the 10-day festivities in Mysuru. On Saturday, DCF (Wildlife) Dr. V. Karikalan, Veterinarians Dr. Ramesh and Dr. Chittiappa and other Forest officials, who visited four…
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