Overview

• Fourteen elephants that took part in the October 2 Jamboo Savari were loaded onto trucks on October 5 and sent to their designated forest camps.
• Farewell ceremonies at Mysore Palace included puja and aarti, with offerings of sugarcane and jaggery, drawing a crowd reported at over 2,000.
• Mahouts and kavadis said the usual cash honorariums were withheld, noting they received rice bags in the city and had been away from camps for about 50 to 60 days.
• Deputy Conservator of Forests I.B. Prabhugowda assured that payments for all caretakers and helpers would be distributed at their respective camps, defusing plans to delay departure.
• Abhimanyu, Bheema and Srikanta returned to Mathigodu, several others including Dhananjaya and Kaveri went to Dubare, and the herd will resume duties such as combing operations and conflict response.