A second group of three elephants—Sugreeva, Roopa and Chaitra—arrived at Mysuru Palace on Sunday as part of the Dasara celebrations. The arrival comes after the first batch of nine elephants reached the palace on August 28, 2026.
Five elephants from Assam have been proposed to be donated to Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai; Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai; Kancheepuram Mutt; Vaitheeswaran Temple, Mayiladuthurai; and Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram.
Synchronous flowering and die-off can open the door to invasive weeds, fuel wildfires, trigger rodent surges and push elephants into farmland, says Kerala Forest Research Institute study
Srikanta heaviest among nine Dasara elephants at 5,790 kg
The Wildlife Institute of India released the first-ever DNA-based synchronous estimation of elephants across the country
