The Gajapayana was flagged off at Veeranahosahalli on the outskirts of Nagarahole National Park. This signals the countdown for the Dasara festivities which will be held from Sept.29. The jumbos will take part in the Vijayadashami procession (Oct.8) to shore up the event.
Mysuru Dasara 2019: A Grand Dasara Gajapayana
The Gajapayana was flagged off at Veeranahosahalli on the outskirts of Nagarahole National Park. This signals the countdown for the Dasara festivities which will be held from Sept.29. The jumbos will take…
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Dasara elephants enter Mysore Palace
With less than a month for a scaled-down Dasara, a total of eight Dasara elephants -- Ashwathama, Dhananjaya, Vikrama, Kaveri, Chaitra, Lakshmi and Gopalaswamy -- led by Golden Howdah-bearer Abhimanyu, were accorded…
Abhimanyu leads Gajapayana 2021
Signalling the official countdown to the scaled-down Mysuru Dasara of 2021, eight caparisoned elephants led by Abhimanyu — the Golden Howdah-carrying elephant — embarked on Gajapayana, their journey from the elephant camps…
Bathing and grooming of Dasara elephants at Mysore Palace
A lot of elephant bathing activity is taking place inside the Mysore Palace where Dasara elephants are housed.…






