Mysore/Mysuru: The weight training for Dasara elephants inside the Mysore Palace premises has picked up pace in stages and the Forest Department is mounting weight on the elephants identified as future Ambari carriers. Tuskers are being trained as a back-up in case of some last-minute changes.
The mighty Abhimanyu is set to carry the 750-kg Golden Howdah during the Jumboo Savari and the pachyderm has successfully carried sandbags weighing 700 kg with ease. The weight training started last week and the authorities are training the jumbos in three cycles. In the first cycle, Abhimanyu was given weight training and in the second and third day cycle, Dhananjaya and Gopalaswamy carried sandbags.
