Even as 14 elephants have been shortlisted for this year’s Dasara festivities, three new jumbos are expected to debut at Jamboo Savari this year in line with the vision for preparing the second line of jumbos for the elite Dasara squad.
In addition to the veterans, including the howdah tusker Abhimanyu, Dasara jumbos have been picked up from five different elephant camps after looking into various factors, for joining the Dasara duty which is expected to commence from the second week of this month.
A formal announcement from the Dasara Executive Committee is awaited for the elephants to arrive in Mysuru with the Forest Department making arrangements for bringing the jumbos to Mysuru and also for the mahouts’, kavadis’ and their family members’ stay on the palace premises.
