The first batch of the nine Dasara elephants were weighed on Wednesday in the routine assessment in the run-up to the festivities to be held in October by which they are expected to gain weight.
The howdah elephant Abhimanyu was the heaviest of the nine elephants and weighed 5,160 kg. He was followed by Gopi, who weighed 5,080 kg, followed Dhananjaya at 4,940 kg. Mahendra clocked 4,530 kg on the weighing scale, while Bhima was closely behind at 4,370 kg. Kanjan measured 4,240 kg and was the ‘’lightest’’ among the male elephants.
Among the female elephants Varalakshmi measured 3,020 kg and Vijaya at 2,830 kg was relatively ‘’light-weight’’ compared to the others.
