The 14 elephants that shored up Mysuru Dasara with their impeccable performance bid adieu to the city and left for their respective jungle camps, on October 26.
The elephants were in mysuru since September 1 when the Gajapayana, signaling the countdown to Dasara, was flagged off at Veeranahosahalli in Nagarahole. The elephants, led by Abhimanyu, camped at the Mysuru palace grounds. They underwent training to familiarise them with the procession route, a process that entailed a 5-km walk, during the Jamboo Savari, which concluded on October 24.
Though only nine elephants were part of the procession, the remaining elephants too had undergone training and were on standby in case of any exigency.
