Nine Dasara elephants that arrived in Mysuru from their respective jungle camps as part of Gajapayana will be accorded a grand reception at the Mysuru Palace on Tuesday, September 5.
The elephants led by Abhimanyu, which carries the 750-kg golden howdah, were camping on the premises of Aranya Bhavan on their arrival in trucks from Veeranahosahalli Gate in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve from where the Gajapayana was flagged off in an impressive event held amidst a large number of people.
Now that all arrangements are in place at the palace where the elephants would be camping till the culmination of the festivities which commences in October, the Dasara Festival Committee has arranged the grand reception for the jumbos on Tuesday. The mahouts, kavadis and their family members who have accompanied the jumbos too will camp in the temporary accommodation provided in the palace surroundings.
