Animal activists have long objected to ceremonial uses of elephants, citing distress in the animals caused by crowds and noise. MYSURU, India — The spectators were getting restless after hours of ...
An elephant lifts its trunk to greet the crowd as it rains during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. | Aijaz Rahi Ten days of ...
Dussehra, also known as Vijayadashami, is one of India’s most colourful and widely celebrated festivals. In 2025, it falls on Thursday, 2 October. Marking the victory of good over evil, Dussehra ...
On the eve of Jumbo Savari, the finale of Mysore Dasara festivities, elephants participating in the festivities take blessings at 250 years old Hazrat Imam Shah Wali Dargah on Krishna Vilas road in ...
MYSURU, India (AP) — The spectators were getting restless after hours of waiting when a drizzle began. But an announcer over scratchy loudspeakers urged them in Kannada, the language of India's ...
Ragavendra MS, descendant of a former minister of Mysore's royal kingdom, poses with decorated elephants on the eve of the final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, ...
Ragavendra MS, descendant of a former minister of Mysore's royal kingdom, poses with decorated elephants on the eve of the final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, ...