Mysuru: Sheer carelessness on the part of elephant caretakers and people who left behind sharp nails, safety pins on the road led to an unfortunate incident this morning where the left foreleg of jumbo Cauvery was pierced by two nails. The incident occurred at a time when the Dasara — where caparisoned elephants are the main attraction — inauguration is just seven days away.
Today morning, as part of their daily practice session, the 12 Dasara elephants were taken on a routine five-kilometre march from the Mysore Palace till Bannimantap. As the elephant team marched out of the Balarama Gate near the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at around 7.25 am, jumbo Cauvery that was second in the line suddenly stopped walking.
