Overview

• In Mysuru, Abhimanyu carried the 750-kg golden howdah for the sixth time on a 4.5 km route from Mysore Palace to Bannimantap that took about two hours after a 4:40 p.m. start.
• Crowds lined the Mysuru route for hours, with 58 tableaux and cultural teams performing as officials performed rituals and a cannon salute preceded the procession.
• Forest officials in Mysuru assigned a mahout and two caretakers to each elephant with darting teams on standby to ensure a hassle-free march.
• In Shivamogga, Sagar bore a roughly 450-kg howdah with the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari for the sixth time, starting at Shivappa Nayaka Palace and concluding at Allama Prabhu Park.
• Shivamogga’s procession featured tiger dancers, Veeragaase and Keelu Kudure troupes, elected representatives in attendance, and police security for crowd management.