Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the official commencement of grand Dasara-2023, ‘Gajapayana’, a procession of nine caparisoned elephants, led by Abhimanyu that will carry the Golden Howdah (Ambari), began from the elephant camp today. Gajapayana was set in motion at Veeranahosahalli Gate on the outskirts of Nagarahole National Park in Hunsur Taluk by District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa,…
Mysuru/Hunsur: With the upcoming Dasara festival just around the corner, the momentous ‘Gajapayana’ event, featuring the majestic march of elephants from the jungle camps to Mysuru, is poised to commence its journey from Veeranahosahalli in Nagarahole National Park, Hunsur taluk, on Sept. 1 (tomorrow). This inaugural event will see the participation of the first batch…
Final list of participating pachyderms only after results of pregnancy test By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Preparations for the Gajapayana (elephant march) on Sept. 1 for the Dasara festivities in Mysuru have already commenced. Before finalising the list of elephants participating in the festival, the identified elephants have undergone acclimatisation tests with firecrackers to prevent…
Mysore/Mysuru: Exactly one month ago, on Aug. 7, Minister Umesh Katti was in Mysuru for the Dasara Gajapayana and this was his last visit to the Heritage City. He was excited to flag off the elephant march from Veeranahosahalli, on the fringes of Nagarahole National Park, to Mysuru, signalling the official start of Dasara. Criticised…
Major event at Veeranahosahalli after a two-year gap; half-a-kilometre march with folk troupes Mysore/Mysuru: Signalling the official countdown to a grand Mysuru Dasara-2022, nine caparisoned elephants led by Abhimanyu — the Golden Howdah-carrying elephant — embarked on Gajapayana, their journey from different elephant camps to Mysore Palace this morning. The event was held on a…
Elephants offered puja at Dubare camp before transporting them to Veeranahosalli today Hunsur: Gajapayana, the traditional march of elephants from the jungle camps to Mysore Palace to participate in the Dasara celebrations, will commence tomorrow morning at Veeranahosalli Gate in Nagarahole Reserve Forest. District Minister S.T. Somashekar will flag off the elephant march in the…
We will release Government-owned elephants but we will not come to Mysuru: Mahouts Association Kushalnagar/Mysuru: With the threat of a Dasara boycott by Mahouts and Kavadis seeking fulfilment of their long-pending demands, Forest Department is making preparations for a grand Gajapayana — the traditional march of elephants from forest camps to Mysuru — on Aug….
Mysore/Mysuru: All the eight Dasara elephants — Howdah elephant Abhimanyu, Ashwathama, Dhananjaya, Vikrama, Kaveri, Chaitra, Lakshmi and Gopalaswamy — selected to participate in this year’s simple Dasara celebration, will be accorded a traditional welcome at Mysore Palace tomorrow morning. These elephants embarked on Gajapayana, their journey from Veeranahosahalli to Mysuru, on Sept. 13 and are…
Mysore/Mysuru: Signalling the official countdown to the scaled-down Mysuru Dasara-2021, eight caparisoned elephants led by Abhimanyu — the Golden Howdah-carrying elephant — embarked on Gajapayana, their journey from the elephant camps to Mysore Palace this morning. They reached the Forest Department’s Aranya Bhavan at Ashokapuram at 2 pm after their weight was recorded on the…
The then Minister A.H. Vishwanath was instrumental in restarting tradition Mysore/Mysuru: History says that the tradition of Gajapayana began during the reign of Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar where the members of the Mysore royal family including the King (Maharaja) and his courtiers offered pujas to the tuskers at Maasthi Gudi or Maasthamma Temple near Antharasanthe in…
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