Mysuru: Though the date for Gajapayana is yet to be announced, construction of sheds to house Dasara elephants and to provide shelter for mahouts and kavadis are going on at Mysore Palace premises. In the first batch, six elephants led by Arjuna will arrive and another six elephants will arrive in the second batch. In…
Tamed ‘Dhananjaya’ touted as future Ambari elephant
August 18, 2018Mysuru: The moment Dasara comes, elephants are not far behind. The Gajapayana (march of elephants) will also start shortly and to participate in Dasara, a new elephant which is in the Dubare camp will also join the other elephants. He is Dhanajaya, the 37-year-old elephant, who has all the attributes of becoming the Ambari elephant…
Mysuru Dasara – 2018: Gajapayana on Aug.23
August 7, 2018Mysuru: Arjuna, the leader of the 12 elephants which will be participating in this year’s Dasara festivities, is among the six elephants which will be leaving from Nagapura Tribal Hamlet in Hunsur taluk to Mysuru on Aug.23. District Minister G.T. Devegowda will perform puja to the first batch of elephants on Aug.23 at 11 am…
Grand Gajapayana Signals Beginning Of Mysuru Dasara 2017
August 13, 2017There was festive atmosphere in the air as District in-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa flagged off Gajapayana, the majestic march of Dasara elephants to participate in the Dasara festivities beginning September 21, this morning at Nagapura Hadi (near Hunsur) in the premises of Girijana Vasathi Shale (Girijina Residential School) by offering flowers to the six…
Grand Gajapayana
August 12, 2017Mysuru: There was festive atmosphere in the air as District in-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa flagged off Gajapayana, the majestic march of Dasara elephants to participate in the Dasara festivities beginning September 21, this morning at Nagapura Hadi (near Hunsur) in the premises of Girijana Vasathi Shale (Girijina Residential School) by offering flowers to the…
Gajapayana from Nagapura tomorrow
August 11, 2017Mysuru: Gajapayana, the traditional march of elephants from the jungle camps to Mysuru Palace to participate in the Dasara celebrations will be held tomorrow at 11 am. The march will begin from the Tribal School at Nagapura tribal hamlet near Veeranahosalli, Nagarahole National Park. District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will flag off the…
Gajapayana on Aug. 12: Entry to Mysore Palace on Aug. 17
August 8, 2017Mysuru: Gajapayana, the traditional march of elephants from jungle camps to Mysore Palace for the annual Dasara festival, will be held on Aug. 12 at Nagapura camp near Hunsur. Earlier, the district administration had planned Gajapayana on Aug. 14. District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will flag off the march. The first batch of eight Dasara…
Gajapayana: Caparisoned elephants will march to city on August 10
July 31, 2017Mysuru: With less than two months left for this year’s Dasara, the Forest Department is gearing up for Gajapayana, the ceremonial journey of Dasara elephants from the forests to Mysuru. And this time, it will be a grand Gajapayana that will be a tourist attraction. The Department has finalised August 10 as the first Gajapayana…
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