08
Oct

Abhimanyu gains 260 kgs; Bheema leads with 435 kgs

Final weight check for 14 Dasara jumbos; Abhimanyu the heaviest with 5,820 kgs
Mysuru: The final round of weight checks for 14 Dasara elephants participating in this year’s festival was conducted this morning at a weighbridge on Dhanvantri Road.
The weight of 9 Dasara jumbos from first batch was recorded at the same weighbridge on Aug. 24, while the 5 elephants from the second batch were weighed on Sept. 6. Today, all the elephants were together weighed again, to assess their final parameters.
Captain Abhimanyu recorded the highest weight with 5,820 kgs followed by Sugreeva (5,545 kgs) and Bheema (5,380 kgs) in second and third place, respectively.