Mysuru: With just one day to go Dussehra procession marking VijayadashamiThe elephants who have been assigned Dussehra duty have successfully completed their training. Full dress rehearsal was done on Monday.
Meanwhile, forest officials have decided to use only nine elephants as the procession will begin at Mysuru Palace between 5.07 pm and 5.18 pm and will require more than 90 minutes to reach the Banni Mandap parade ground. Since the procession is starting late in the evening, unlike earlier when it started at 2.30 pm, the authorities are forced to push the torchlight parade into the ground for 30 minutes.
Five elephants are ready for their first Dussehra procession on October 5. According to officials, the elephants have successfully completed the rehearsal. After extra care in diet and special ration, elephants have gained 200-500 kg in a period of one and a half months.
Abhimanyu The golden is likely to be taken to Howrah, which will be his first time outside the palace. premises Because Covid-induced restrictions in 2020 and 2021 have forced the authorities to stop the procession inside the palace complex. Although this is the third time the 57-year-old is being taken to Howrah, it will be his first time outside the palace complex.
V Karikalan, deputy conservator of forests (wildlife) and in-charge of Dussehra elephants, said that as the procession is scheduled to start after 5 pm, they are wary of using all 13 elephants in the procession. He said the procession is likely to end in seven minutes and handling all the elephants can be challenging.
So they will use 9-10 elephants for the procession. The DCF said that of the five first-timers – Mahendra, Bheem, Parthasarathy, Sriram and Sugriva – only the first two would take part in the procession, while the others would be stand-by.
In all, 14 elephants were brought from different elephant camps. It involved four female elephants, of which Lakshmi is counted after giving birth to a calf during the training period.
Meanwhile, forest officials have decided to use only nine elephants as the procession will begin at Mysuru Palace between 5.07 pm and 5.18 pm and will require more than 90 minutes to reach the Banni Mandap parade ground. Since the procession is starting late in the evening, unlike earlier when it started at 2.30 pm, the authorities are forced to push the torchlight parade into the ground for 30 minutes.
Five elephants are ready for their first Dussehra procession on October 5. According to officials, the elephants have successfully completed the rehearsal. After extra care in diet and special ration, elephants have gained 200-500 kg in a period of one and a half months.
Abhimanyu The golden is likely to be taken to Howrah, which will be his first time outside the palace. premises Because Covid-induced restrictions in 2020 and 2021 have forced the authorities to stop the procession inside the palace complex. Although this is the third time the 57-year-old is being taken to Howrah, it will be his first time outside the palace complex.
V Karikalan, deputy conservator of forests (wildlife) and in-charge of Dussehra elephants, said that as the procession is scheduled to start after 5 pm, they are wary of using all 13 elephants in the procession. He said the procession is likely to end in seven minutes and handling all the elephants can be challenging.
So they will use 9-10 elephants for the procession. The DCF said that of the five first-timers – Mahendra, Bheem, Parthasarathy, Sriram and Sugriva – only the first two would take part in the procession, while the others would be stand-by.
In all, 14 elephants were brought from different elephant camps. It involved four female elephants, of which Lakshmi is counted after giving birth to a calf during the training period.