Mysuru: With less than two months left for this year’s Dasara, the Forest Department is gearing up for Gajapayana, the ceremonial journey of Dasara elephants from the forests to Mysuru. And this time, it will be a grand Gajapayana that will be a tourist attraction.
The Department has finalised August 10 as the first Gajapayana date and has planned a cultural extravaganza to welcome the elephants and at the same time attract tourists. In the first batch, eight elephants are likely to be brought and the Department is planning to bring two more extra elephants among the 16 elephants that have been selected for this year’s Dasara.
