Mysuru: With just a month or so left for the inauguration of Dasara festivities on Oct. 10, the first batch of Dasara elephants were accorded a traditional welcome at the Mysore Palace last evening. The welcome was accorded at the auspicious ‘Godhooli’ lagna between 4.30 pm and 6 pm. The elephants had arrived in the…
Dasara jumbos to be welcomed at Mysore Palace tomorrow evening
September 4, 2018Mysuru: The first batch of six Dasara elephants which arrived in city on Sept.2 evening and housed at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram here will be accorded a warm welcome to the Mysore Palace at 4.30 pm tomorrow (Sept.5) with traditional puja. While five elephants arrived from Veeranahosahalli Gate of the Nagarahole National Park in Hunsur…
Dhananjaya makes it to first batch of elephants
September 1, 2018Mysuru: The three main elephants Balarama, Abhimanyu and Drona are not part of the first batch of six elephants to arrive as part of Gajapayana to Mysuru on Sept.2. The three elephants have been sent on an operation to catch wild elephants attacking people in Ramanagaram and its surrounding areas. In the light of this,…
Dasara elephants groomed, well fed for Gajapayana
August 30, 2018Hanagodu: The first batch of six Dasara elephants are being readied for the Gajapayana, the march of the elephants from camps inside the forests, that will take place at Veeranahosahalli Gate on Sept.2. The elephants are being cleaned and bathed with warm water regularly and are being fed with nutritious food and are being prepared…
Dasara jumbos head back to jungle camps
October 3, 2017Mysuru: Dasara elephants that were the cynosure of all eyes since a month, moved back to their respective camps this morning with a promise that they would return next year. They began their journey along with Mahouts, Kavadis and their families at around 11.30 am and were escorted by Forest Department vehicles till the city…
Dasara elephants to return to camps on Oct. 3
October 1, 2017Mysuru: The 15 Dasara Elephants including the cynosure of all eyes Arjuna, the howdah elephant were all in a relaxed mood, this morning, after completing a successful day yesterday, winning the hearts of lakhs of people. The Gajapayana (elephant march) will begin on Oct. 3 after the puja to them at 8 pm and they…
Unique puja to Dasara elephants at Dargah
September 28, 2017Mysuru: While it is quite common for priests to offer regular pujas at temple for the famed Jumboo Savari to pass of peacefully and incident-free, here is a tradition of prayers being offered at a Dargah and this particular ritual is being practiced since 80 years. Hours before the annual procession begins, special pujas are…
Chopper sound disturbs elephants: Forest Department concerned
September 25, 2017Mysuru: If it is an adventurous-cum-thrilling experience for a tourist who is viewing the city from a helicopter, the sound created by the chopper is disturbing the Dasara elephants that are housed at the Mysore Palace campus that too when the machine, with roaring sound, flies above them more than 20 times a day. The…
Love for elephants binds these families
September 16, 2017By S. Pushpavathi Elephants are astonishingly specific about their needs. To understand them one needs to think like the mahouts who themselves think like an elephant. A mahout’s life revolves around his elephant as he eats, sleeps and wakes up with it and even plans his day according to the elephant’s need. A couple of…
What’s cooking at Jumbo Kitchen?
September 16, 2017The elephants, which undergo rigorous training on a daily basis, are fed four times a day. They are given protein rich food between 6 am and 6.30 am; again at 10.30 am after the rehearsals; at 4 pm and once again at 6 pm. There is a separate kitchen to prepare food for the elephants…
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