Jayant, Rati Ramadas
Thursday, August 21, 2008, (Veeranahosahalli, Mysore)
If you are wondering when Dussehra is, 12 elephants have already begun trumpeting their arrival in Karnataka.
A huge crowd cheered them before they started from their home in Nagarhole National Park.
Gajendra, Abhimanyu, Arjuna, Sarala, Vijaya and Balarama will keep each other company when the roads are lonely. The walk is to officially ring in Dussehra celebrations in the state.
They will follow 50-year-old Balaram who will carry the 800 kg gold howdah for the ninth year in a row.
A huge tourist attraction during the festival, the elephants will train and stay in the palace courtyard.
In an effort to include tribals in the celebrations, district-in-charge and state minister Shoba Karandlaje agreed to increase the pay to mahouts and assistants to Rs 3000.
And thus, another year of the famous Dussehra celebrations has begun.
Source: http://www.ndtv.com
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