Tag: Elephant ‘Varalakshmi’

Matriarch Varalakshmi retired but still plays a crucial role
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Matriarch Varalakshmi retired but still plays a crucial role

September 17, 2024

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…

‘Varalakshmi’ reluctantly returns to Forest camp
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‘Varalakshmi’ reluctantly returns to Forest camp

September 21, 2019

Tearful farewell to pregnant pachyderm at Mysore Palace Mysuru: Elephant ‘Varalakshmi’ which had joined the first batch of Dasara elephants to participate in the Jumboo Savari returned to the forest camp reluctantly yesterday. While it was moving around in the Mysore Palace premises where the elephants, mahouts and kavadis are camping, it was found that…

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