Mysuru: A major mishap was averted on October 2 during the rehearsals when Arjuna carrying the replica of golden howdah came in contact with power lines but fortunately electric power supply was cut-off during that time.
Today Arjuna was carrying the replica of the golden howdah for the first time where as till now all pachyderms were trained to carry only sand bags only. The weight is gradually increased from 500 to 750 kgs in phases and many other pachyderms including Abhimanyau and Balarama take part in rehearsals.
Mahouts heaved a sigh of relief soon after the incident as the power supply was cut-off during that hour.
