Dasara elephants make grand entry into palace
4 years, 2 months ago

Dasara elephants make grand entry into palace

The Hindu  

The five Dasara elephants led by 54-year-old Abhimanyu, who will be carrying the 750 kg golden howdah for the first time this year, were accorded a traditional welcome into the Mysuru palace on Friday. The caparisoned elephants that arrived from their respective forest camps on Thursday and stayed overnight at Aranya Bhavan majestically marched into the palace to begin their Dasara journey amidst the music of ‘Nadaswara’. The mahouts and kavadis of the elephants – Abhimanyu, Vikrama, Gopi, Cauvery and Vijaya – also received welcome kits containing daily essentials and other needs on the occasion as they will be staying in the palace premises in makeshift tents and training elephants for the Jamboo Savari. After a day’s rest on Saturday, the elephants will begin their training for the Jamboo Savari on the palace premises from Sunday.

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Mysuru Dasara 2024: Training Of 18 Elephants For Procession Begins
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mysuru Dasara 2024: Training Of 18 Elephants For Procession Begins

News 18  

Nada Habba, also known as Mysuru Dasara, is considered a state festival of Karnataka. Last year, the procession included 49 tableaux, 91 cultural troupes, nine elephants and a 750-kg golden howdah. The initial preparations for the Mysuru Dasara festival have already started. This year, a total of 18 elephants will be taking part in the procession while Tusker Abhimanyu will …

Dasara elephants accorded ceremonial welcome at Mysuru palace
4 months ago

Dasara elephants accorded ceremonial welcome at Mysuru palace

The Hindu  

The first batch of nine elephants, led by tusker Abhimanyu, who will take part in the famous Dasara celebrations, were accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Mysuru palace on August 23. The elephants, which set out from various jungle camps in south Karnataka, were flagged off from Veeranahosalli on the outskirts of Nagarahole on August 21 as part of ‘Gajapayana’ …

Grand event marks Gajapayana of nine Dasara elephants
4 months ago

Grand event marks Gajapayana of nine Dasara elephants

The Hindu  

The first batch of nine caparisoned elephants that will take part in the Mysuru Dasara festivities in October began their journey from Veeranahosahalli gate on the outskirts of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve to the city on Wednesday. Minister in-charge of Mysuru district H.C. Mahadevappa, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sericulture K. Venkatesh, Hunsur MLA G.D. Harish Gowda, …

Elephants begin journey to Mysuru for Dasara
4 months ago

Elephants begin journey to Mysuru for Dasara

The Hindu  

The Gajapayana of the first batch of Dasara elephants was flagged off amidst a traditional ceremony held at Veeranahosahalli Gate in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve in south Karnataka on August 21. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre, Minister in-charge of Mysuru district H.C. Mahadevappa, Minister for Animal Husbandry K. Venkatesh, Chamarajanagar MP Sunil Bose, Hunsur MLA G.D. Harish Gowda and senior officials from …

Procession of Mysuru Dasara jumbos flagged off from Nagarahole
4 months ago

Procession of Mysuru Dasara jumbos flagged off from Nagarahole

The Hindu  

The Gajapayana of the first batch of Dasara elephants to Mysuru was flagged off amidst a traditional ceremony held at Veeranahosahalli Gate in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve in south Karnataka on August 21. Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre, Minister in-charge of Mysuru district H.C. Mahadevappa, Minister for Animal Husbandry K. Venkatesh, Chamarajanagar MP Sunil Bose, Hunsur MLA G.D. Harish Gowda and senior …

Abhimanyu is howdah jumbo, other elephants finalised
4 months, 1 week ago

Abhimanyu is howdah jumbo, other elephants finalised

The Hindu  

Abhimanyu will be the lead tusker in this year’s Dasara festivities as it will carry the famed 750-kg golden howdah. It will be leading the first batch of elephants that are going to march to Mysuru on August 21 from their respective jungle camps as part of Gajapayana. The final list of Dasara elephants includes Abhimanyu, Mahendra, Gopi, Bheema, Prashantha, …

Dasara elephant gives birth hours before procession in Shivamogga
1 year, 1 month ago

Dasara elephant gives birth hours before procession in Shivamogga

The Hindu  

The Dasara procession, which marks the finale of the 10-day celebrations, began in Shivamogga on Monday with a sense of uncertainty as one of the elephants had given birth the previous night. The incident left officers of Shivamogga City Corporation and the Forest Department officers, who had brought the elephants from Sakrebail elephant camp near here, in shock. Nethravathi, 25, …

Dasara elephants enter Mysuru palace
1 year, 3 months ago

Dasara elephants enter Mysuru palace

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The Dasara elephants received a ceremonial reception as they entered the Mysuru Palace on Tuesday. The jumbos marched from Aranya Bhavan and passed through Ashoka Puram Ramaswamy Circle, Chamaraja Double, Gun House and reached the Palace. The jumbo savari is the procession of elephants on the last day of the Dasara celebrations and the procession of jumbos starts from …

Lab tests to confirm pregnancy in Dasara Jumbos this year
1 year, 4 months ago

Lab tests to confirm pregnancy in Dasara Jumbos this year

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Apart from relying on traditional knowledge to detect pregnancy in female elephants proposed to take part in Mysuru Dasara festivities, this time, forest officials have sent samples of four female elephants for lab tests in Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh to get a scientific confirmation on pregnancy before they shortlist the elephants to participate in the …

Meet the mahouts at Theppakadu camp in Mudumalai who have transformed the lives of their elephants
2 years, 4 months ago

Meet the mahouts at Theppakadu camp in Mudumalai who have transformed the lives of their elephants

The Hindu  

Wasim’s trunk pauses midair as he reaches for a bamboo shoot. “They assist us in mitigating man-animal conflict,” says R Chandana Raju, the Forester is in-charge of the camp, which was established in 1917 by the British. “We use them to drive away wild elephants that stray into human habitation, capture problematic elephants during de-weeding drives in the forest and …

14 jumbos chosen for Dasara tasks
3 years, 3 months ago

14 jumbos chosen for Dasara tasks

The Hindu  

Even as the State government was mulling over celebrating this year’s Mysuru Dasara in a simple manner in view of the prevailing pandemic, the Forest Department has done its job of identifying 14 elephants for the Dasara tasks. Last year, five elephants, including howdah elephant Abhimanyu and its two companions, had taken part in the Dasara procession that was confined …

Elephants at Mudumalai camp tested for Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

Elephants at Mudumalai camp tested for Covid-19

India TV News  

Swabs of 28 captive elephants at a camp in the district on Tuesday have been taken for testing, days after a lioness succumbed to COVID-19 and nine others in the pride tested positive for the infection at a Zoo in Chennai. Forest minister K Ramachandran ordered samples to be collected from all the elephants and send them to the Indian …

Rajasthan orders removal of 20 unfit elephants from Amer Fort
3 years, 10 months ago

Rajasthan orders removal of 20 unfit elephants from Amer Fort

Hindustan Times  

Following the recommendation of the committee constituted by the Project Elephant Division of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change and requests made by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India, the Rajasthan forest department has stopped the use of 20 medically unfit elephants for tourist rides at the famous Amer Fort. Elephant rides at 16th Century Amer …

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