Walks majestically with 900 kg weight; reaches destination in one hour, 40 minutes Mysuru: The training for Dasara elephants to carry weight continued yesterday too with elephant Mahendra, who will be carrying the howdah at Srirangapatna Dasara, rehearsing with the Wooden Howdah and sand bags on the Jumboo Savari route in city yesterday. Mahendra, the…
Mysuru: Abhimanyu, the Howdah Elephant Jumboo Savari, who is undergoing training on Jumboo Savari route (Raja Margha) along with other Dasara elephants, will be rehearing with the Wooden Howdah, the replica of the Golden Howdah, from this afternoon (4 pm). The Wooden Howdah, which is in the custody of the Mysore Palace Board, was handed…
Carries about 800-kg weight from Palace to Torchlight Parade Grounds amidst rain Mysore/Mysuru: With the famed Jumboo Savari scheduled to take place on Vijayadashami (Oct. 24), Abhimanyu, who will be carrying the 750-kg Golden Howdah with the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari in it, began his training of carrying the 280-kg Wooden Howdah, the replica of…
Carries a total weight of 830 kgs with ease on Jumboo Savari route Mysore/Mysuru: Golden Howdah carrying Dasara elephant Abhimanyu, yesterday began his training by carrying the 280 kgs Wooden Howdah, the exact replica of the Golden Howdah. He carried a total weight of 830 kgs, which included 200 kgs Gaadhi-Namdha, 50 kgs ropes, 280…
Second batch of Dasara elephants to arrive on Sept. 7; 18-year-old Parthasarathy youngest Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara elephant Abhimanyu, entrusted with the responsibility of carrying the 750-kg Golden Howdah (Ambari) with the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari during the Vijayadashami procession, will carry the Wooden Howdah this evening for the first time this year. Abhimanyu was till now…
Sumptuous breakfast for over 300 elephant handlers, followers of politicians, media Mysore/Mysuru: The till now medium-pace Dasara preparations got a fillip this morning with a host of activities seeing the light of the day starting from breakfast to mahouts and kavadis as a friendly gesture, assembling of the Golden Throne inside the Durbar Hall, mounting…
Mysore/Mysuru: Fearless Abhimanyu, who is given the responsibility of carrying the whooping 750 kg Golden Howdah during Jumboo Savari, rehearsed with the wooden howdah today carrying a total weight of 600 kg. Accompanied by Kumki elephants Kaveri and Vijaya, Abhimanyu walked with ease in the Palace premises via Jayamarthanda Gate, Kodi Someshwaraswamy Temple and Varahaswamy…
Mysuru: Howdah elephant Arjuna carried the Wooden Howdah for the first time this year with ease and elegance, this morning. Arjuna, accompanied by Kumki elephants Kaveri and Varalakshmi, were brought near the Royal residence from Kodi Someshwara Temple at the Palace premises at 7 am where the Wooden Howdah was placed on Arjuna’s back using…
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