The Elephants
The Elephants are named in Kannada and usually have the names of Mythological and Historical figures. Elephants Drona and Balarama carried the Goddess Chamundeshwari statue in the Golden Howdah for many decades. Balarama took up the responsibility after Drona was electrocuted in 1998 at Nagarahole National Park. Balarama has been granted retirement after 13 years. The 52 year old Arjuna replaced Balarama and carried the Golden Howdah during the Dasara 2012 Jamboo Sawari procession at Mysore on October 24, 2012. The other elephants participating in the event are Bharatha, Kanthi, Gayathri, Kokila, Sri Rama, Abhimanyu, Gajendra, Biligiriranga, Vikram, Varalakshmi, and Sarojini.
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