The weight of all 14 Dasara elephants were checked here on Friday and 63-year-old Arjuna, the former ‘Ambari’ elephant, has continued to remain the heaviest as it weighed almost 6,000 kg.
This is the second time the weight of the first batch of nine elephants led by Abhimanyu was checked. The weight of the second batch of five elephants that arrived here a few days ago was also checked on Friday. In total, all 14 jumbos underwent weight checking at a weighbridge on Dhanwantri Road here. The first batch of jumbos arrived last month.
The elephants’ weight is usually checked to examine their weight gain as they would be treated with special foods for giving them enough diet for undergoing rigorous training for the Jamboo Savari. They walk on the procession route twice a day as part of the training.
