Mysuru: With just 16 days left for this year’s Dasara festival, the authorities have taken up the works of pruning the tree branches protruding towards the road on the Jumboo Savari route. The works have been taken up by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and CESC employees where a hydraulic machine is being used to prune…
Many recall fond memories of 2019 Jumboo Savari; click selfies along route Mysore/Mysuru: For the first time in 2022 Dasara, the elephant team walked majestically under the dazzling lights from the Mysore Palace to Bannimantap last evening. The elephant team started its journey from the Mysore Palace on the Jumboo Savari route at 5.40 pm…
Forest Department to ensure sharp objects do not pierce elephant legs during night rehearsal Mysore/Mysuru: After rigorous training for the Dasara elephants on the Jumboo Savari route with one of the elephants — most of the times Abhimanyu — carrying the Wooden Howdah, the elephant team will face one more test today: Walking under illuminated…
Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara jumbos, which are being prepared for the grand finale (Jumboo Savari) on Oct. 5, are perfecting their walk on the Jumboo Savari route with Captain Abhimanyu carrying the wooden replica of the Golden Howdah, which is being witnessed by hundreds of people, including tourists and locals on the Dasara procession route. A total…
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…
One CCTV camera every 25 metres to prevent sabotage Mysuru: Like previous years, this Dasara too will be a fool-proof Dasara and the city Police have taken measures to ensure that the festival passes off smoothly and is crime-free. And for this, they have relied on technology and have procured 199 special CCTV cameras from…
Mysuru: The temporary concrete traffic barricades installed on Sayyaji Rao Road along the Jumboo Savari route will be removed soon. Speaking to Star of Mysore, DCP Muthuraj said that the Traffic Police have been instructed to clear the said barricades ahead of Dasara. He further said that warning notices will be issued to owners of…
Mysuru: One of the highlights of the Mysuru Dasara procession is the march of bejewelled elephants down the Jumboo Savari Route from the Mysore Palace to Bannimantap Torchlight Parade Grounds. The march is not smooth if extra care is not taken as the road is strewn with several stones, nails, glass, metal pieces and sharp…
Mysuru: Led by mighty Arjuna, the Golden Howdah-carrying elephant, the first batch of six elephants began their training this morning to acclimatise themselves to roads and traffic on the Jumboo Savari route. The first batch of elephants which arrived in Mysuru on Sept. 2, were housed at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram before they were welcomed…
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