Mysuru: To make Dasara elephants know about the procedures to be followed and acclimatise them to the crowd and sound during Jumboo Savari, the grand finale of Dasara festivities which will be held on Oct. 12, the first round of Jumboo Savari inauguration rehearsal was held successfully at Mysore Palace premises here this morning.
In all, six platoons of Armed Police force from CAR and Railway Police, Home Guards, two Mounted Police battalions and Police Band, led Ambari elephant Abhimanyu with Kumki elephants Lakshmi and Hiranya on either side to the stage specially erected for the dignitaries to shower flower petals on the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari placed inside the Golden Howdah, marking the formal inauguration of Dasara procession.
