Mysore/Mysuru: Young and strong Abhimanyu will carry the Golden Howdah during the Vijayadashami procession this year as Arjuna, who carried the 750-kg Howdah till now, has turned 60. As per the Supreme Court directions and Union Government’s guidelines, no elephant aged above 60 years is supposed to be tasked with heavy and stressful duty. So…
Mysuru: Howdah elephant Arjuna, who is reportedly to be in musth, stopped in the middle of the road during the rehearsal of carrying the wooden howdah yesterday. Training for the Dasara elephants including Arjuna is being conducted every day on the Jumboo Savari route so that the elephants get familiarised with the route, the sound…
Mysuru: Mighty Arjuna, the lead elephant for Dasara procession, rehearsed carrying the wooden howdah today. Arjuna began his test run from the Mysore Palace and walked all the way to the Torchlight Parade Grounds in Bannimantap with ease and elegance. Arjuna, along with Kumki elephants Kaveri and Vijaya, was brought near the residence of royal…
Mysuru: The Golden Howdah carrying elephant Arjuna began his training of carrying weight this morning. Before the commencement of weight training, puja was performed at Kodi Someshwara Temple in Mysore Palace premises and to the Gaadhi Namdha (a bed like material) and the crane. Gaadhi Namdah was then fastened on the back of Arjuna and…
The six Dasara elephants taken on a practise walk after their weights were checked. Mysore: The first batch of six Dasara elephants, which arrived in Mysuru on Aug. 22 and were welcomed into Mysore Palace yesterday, underwent weight checking this morning, as they would undergo rigorous training for Jumboo Savari from tomorrow. The elephants were…
Mysuru: A wire that was pulled to set up serial lights on Sayyaji Rao Road obstructed the smooth movement of Howdah Elephant Arjuna, who was carrying the wooden howdah for the first time this morning. The wooden howdah touched the low-hanging wire and prevented Arjuna from moving further on the Jumboo Savari route. Due to…
Mysuru: The first batch of six Dasara elephants, which arrived in Mysuru on Sept. 2 and were welcomed into Mysore Palace yesterday, underwent weight checking this morning as they have to undergo rigorous training for Jumboo Savari from tomorrow. While five elephants — Arjuna, Varalakshmi, Dhananjaya, Vikrama and Gopi — arrived from Veeranahosahalli Gate of…
Mysuru: 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…
By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers and M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysuru will be celebrating the 408th edition of Dasara from Sept. 21 to 30 and the main attraction will be the Jumboo Savari on Vijayadashami Day during which the caparisoned elephant Arjuna will majestically walk on the Raja Marga carrying the 750-kg Golden Howdah with the idol…
Howdah-elephant Arjuna stretching his leg even as its fore legs are chained before it is taken out for the morning rehearsal ahead of Jumboo Savari. [Pic. by M.T. Yogesh Kumar]
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