- Combat between jumbos Dhananjaya and Kanjan at Mysore Palace premises
- Alert Mahouts danger their lives to convey pachyderms below management
Mysuru: Two Dasara elephants went berserk triggering tense moments for some time at Palace premises right here on Friday evening.
The Mahouts, risking their lives, succeeded in bringing the scenario below management, averting what might have led to a significant incident forward of Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara-2024, scheduled to start out from Oct. 3.
Following the sudden downpour yesterday night, the elephants got a break from common familiarisation train of the Jumboo Savari route, exterior the Palace. The elephants Dhananjaya and Kanjan had been standing subsequent to one another, whereas offering meals, within the shelter constructed close to Kodi Someshwara Swamy Temple, at Palace premises.
Dhananjaya gored Kanjan with its tusk, resulting in a combat among the many elephants. Nonetheless, Kanjan couldn’t stand up to the trend and would possibly of Dhananjaya and began operating in the direction of the gate subsequent to Jayamarthanda Gate of the Palace.
The charged Dhananjaya confirmed his aggressive aspect and gored Kanjan once more, forcing the latter to extend its tempo, producing a grunting sound, holding up its trunk and operating in the direction of Bengaluru-Nilgiri Highway (B.N. Highway), breaking by the barricades stored within the entrance.
The Mahout of Kanjan had reportedly fallen off, when the combat started contained in the Palace premises itself, leaving the elephant to run in a uncontrolled method.
The Mahout of Dhanjanaya, who was sitting atop, ultimately succeeded in controlling his elephant, which stopped charging in the direction of Kanjan.
By the point Dhananjaya stopped chasing, Kanjan had already retreated in the direction of the street, however fortuitously, no automobiles had been passing by at the moment, which in any other case might have put the lives of individuals at risk.
The pedestrians, who had observed the elephants operating astray, had moved apart to security, watching the entire incident with a bated breath.
The weird and aggressive behaviour of Kanjan is attributed to the situation of musth, that was observed within the pachyderm for the previous couple of days. Since then, the elephant was stored individually from the group and tied in a unique place. Because it was discovered to be regular yesterday, the elephant was made to face close to Kanjan, when the difficulty started, resulting in dramatic moments for a while.