Three elephants, along with the mahouts, start their journey from Dubare elephant camp to Mysuru to take part in Dasara.
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The journey of elephants from Kodagu’s Dubare elephant camp to Mysuru started on Thursday.
The elephants that will take part in Dasara are Vijaya from Anekadu, Dhanjaya, Gopi, Vijaya and Kanchan from Dubare.
After performing a traditional pooja for the elephants, the officials bade farewell to the three elephants from the first herd.
The mahouts offered fruits to the elephants and headed towards Mysuru in lorries. Mahouts J C Bhaskar, Navin Kumar, Bhojappa, J D Vijaya, Kavadis Shivu, Mani, B P Bharat, Manikantha and family members accompanied the elephants.
Kushalnagar RFO Shivaram, Wildlife veterinarian Dr Mujib and forest department staff were present on the occasion.