The grand Dasara festivities officially began on Monday with the traditional Gajapayana, as nine caparisoned elephants — led by the iconic howdah elephant Abhimanyu — marched out of the ...

Mysuru: The preparations for the grand Mysuru Dasara festival are in full swing, with the Forest Department finalising a list of 14 elephants for the famed Jumboo Savari. This year, the spotlight will ...