Mysuru: Arjuna, the incredibly eye-catching Howdah Elephant, and his team of eleven caparisoned elephants who spend much of the year in forest camps of Kodagu and Mysuru Districts, gave a stellar performance during this year’s Dasara and became the cynosure of all eyes, attracting lakhs of viewers locally and from foreign lands.
The complete credit of training the elephants goes to their mahouts (elephant handlers) and kavadis (assistant handlers) and not to forget the Forest Department that has the overall responsibility of the smooth conduct of Jumboo Savari — from the process of selecting the elephants, grooming them, bringing them to Mysuru and leaving them back at their respective jungle camps.
