Shivamogga City Corporation has decided to carry the idol of Chamundeshwari, placed in a howdah, on a vehicle, instead of an elephant, during the Dasara procession later today.
This decision was taken this morning after one of the elephants, chosen to take part in the procession, gave birth to a baby on the night of October 23.
Three elephants — Sagar, Hemavathi and Nethravathi — were chosen for the Dasara procession in Shivamogga. Of them, Nethravathi gave birth to a baby on Monday October 23 night.
