The Forest Department is likely to rest howdah elephant Abhimanyu and desist from harnessing his services in any combing operations in future, following the shocking death of Arjuna last week in a ...

As elephant Abhimanyu headed back to Mathigodu camp from Mysuru on Sunday after the completion of his ceremonial role as the howdah-carrying jumbo during Dasara, memories of his predecessors who had ...

File pic of Balarama carrying 750kg golden howdah during a Dasara Jumbo Savari procession in Mysuru. Photo by special arrangment. Dasara Elephant photos by Srikumar M Menon Dasara Elephant photos by ...

Mysuru: With Dasara tusker Abhimanyu set to retire in two years, the Karnataka forest department is entrusted with the formidable task of preparing a new elephant to carry the resplendent golden ...

Mysuru’s Dasara preparations are in full swing with the traditional elephant training sessions underway. On Monday, Abhimanyu, the lead elephant who will carry the golden howdah during the Jumbo ...

Debate around use of captive elephants stirred once again ahead of festival A recent encounter between two Dasara elephants, Kanjan (weighing 4,515 kg) and Dhananjay (5,155 kg), has rekindled debate ...

BENGALURU: Elephant Balarama of Mysuru Dasara fame passed away on Sunday evening due to age-related ailments. He was 67. He was also suffering from various infections and had abstained from eating or ...