Mysuru Dasara preparations: Weight-training activities under way for elephant Abhimanyu

Mysuru Dasara preparations: Weight-training activities under way for elephant Abhimanyu

Forest Department prepares elephants for Mysuru Dasara procession with weight training to carry 750 kg golden howdah.

Weight Training for Dasara jumbos begins - Star of Mysore

Captain Abhimanyu carries 500 kgs on the first day Mysore/Mysuru: Training for the Dasara elephants to carry weight ahead of the Jumboo Savari began yesterday, with Golden Howdah carrier Captain Abhimanyu and Kumki elephants Hemavathi and Kaveri leading the exercise. Captain Abhimanyu, who has carried the 750-kg Golden Howdah five times in the past, will be taking on the honour for the sixth time this year. For the training session, a Gaadi-Namd…