Mysuru: Gajapayana, the elephant march from the jungle camps to the City to participate in Dasara is scheduled for Sunday August 7. District In-Charge Minister S. T. Somashekar will flag off the Gajapayana.
This time the festival will be celebrated in a grand manner on September 26 and the Jamboo Savari is slated to be held on October 5, the day of Vijayadashami.
Gajapayana will begin in Kanya Lagna between 9.01 am and 9.35 am at Veeranahosahalli near Nagapura Village on the outskirts of Nagarahole National Park in Hunsur Taluk of the District. After initial march, the jumbos will be transported in trucks from Veeranahosahalli to Mysuru.
