Mysore/Mysuru: The male elephant calf born to Dasara elephant Lakshmi in the Palace premises on the night of Sept.13 has been named as ‘Sri Dattatreya’. Member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, who was extremely delighted with the birth of the baby elephant, chose the name ‘Sri Dattatreya’ for the new-born calf…
Dasara elephant Lakshmi delivers healthy male calf; likely to be named ‘Ganapathi’ By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The birth of a male calf to Lakshmi, the 22-year-old Dasara elephant in the Mysore Palace premises has brought cheer to the Navarathri festivities and the members of the Mysore royal family, Mahouts, Kavadis and their families are…
Rehearsal for the Vijayadashami Day procession The Dasara elephants majestically walking around K.R. Circle during their morning rehearsal session on Jumboo Savari route from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap Torchlight Parade Grounds. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
Veteran Arjuna still mightiest at 5,950 kg Howdah elephant Abhimanyu needs 950 kgs more to match Arjuna Mysore/Mysuru: The weight checking for all 14 Dasara elephants was held at Sairam and Co., 40 tonnes Electronic Weighing Services on Dhanvantri Road here this morning. While it is the second weight check for the nine Dasara elephants,…
Sugreeva replaces pregnant Kunthi Mysore/Mysuru: The second batch of five Dasara elephants, which includes three debutants, arrived at Mysore Palace from their respective elephant camps yesterday afternoon. In all, 14 elephants will be taking part in this year’s Dasara. The five elephants which arrived are: 41-year-old Gopi, 40-year-old Srirama and 63-year-old Vijaya from Dubare Elephant…
Talents of children are out in the open and in full flow Mysore/Mysuru: All these days they were going to schools on the fringes of forests and adjacent to tribal settlements. But now, these children of Mahouts and Kavadis are having a gala time combined with learning and fun activities inside the Mysore Palace as…
Only walking exercise during morning hours Abhimanyu carries 760 kg weight yesterday Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to acclimatise Dasara elephants to evening environment, vehicle lights and streetlights, the second phase of weight training for all male elephants in the Dasara jumbo squad has been shifted to evenings from yesterday and it will be only walking…
Mysore/Mysuru: With an aim to select future Ambari elephant, all the male elephants, which have arrived in city in the first batch, are being given training to carry weight on Jumboo Savari route in city. While Bheema carried a weight of 450 kg with ease on Sunday, Dhananjaya carried a total weight of 300 kg…
Former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa visited Mysore Palace, where the first batch of nine Dasara elephants led by Howdah elephant Abhimanyu (in pic) is housed and fed jaggery and sugarcane to the jumbos. He was accompanied by District Minister S.T. Somashekar, Youth Empowerment and Sports Minister K.C. Narayanagowda, KSTDC Chairman Ka.Pu. Siddalingaswamy, DCF Dr. V….
Carries 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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