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Dasara Elephants Profile

Name Info Characteristics

Balarama

Male, Age: 54, Height: 2.7 mt,

Length: 3.77 mt, Weight(approx): 4900 Kg, Elephant

Camp: Thithimathi Elephant

camp

Captured in 1987 in the forests of

Kattepura, Kodagu. Very gentle and softnatured. Has carried the Golden howdah 13

times. Very strong and is participating in

Dasara since 17 years.

Arjuna

Male, Age: 52, Height: 2.80 mt,

Weight (approx): 4750 Kg,

Elephant Camp: Balle Camp

Captured in 1968. He has carried the

Howdah once.

Gopalaswami

Male, Age: 30, Height: 2.62 mt,

Length: 3.82 mt, Weight

(approx): 3240 Kg, ElephantCamp: Thithimathi Camp

Captured in 2009 from the forests of Hetturin Sakaleshpur. This is his first time in

Dasara.

GajendraMale, Age: 57, Height: 2.84 mt,Weight (approx): 4570 Kg,

Elephant Camp: K. Gudi Camp

Captured in 1987. Specializes in capturingand taming other elephants. Participating in

Dasara since 16 years.

AbhimanyuMale, Age: 46, Height: 2.68 mt,Weight (approx): 4270 Kg,Elephant Camp: Moorkel Camp

Captured in 1977. He specializes in

capturing and taming other wild elephants

and also in providing medical aid.Participating in Dasara since 14 years and

he pulls the Palace Musical Instrumentcarriage.

KanthiFemale, Age: 72, Weight(approx): 3290 Kg, Elephant

Camp: K. Gudi Camp

Captured in 1968. Has a very peaceful and

soft nature. In Dasara for the 9th time.

Varalakshmi

Female, Age: 57, Height: 2.29 mt,

Weight (approx): 3090 Kg,

Elephant Camp: SunkadakatteCamp

Captured in 1977. Has a very soft nature

and is in Dasara since 9 years.

Srirama

Male, Age: 55, Weight (approx):

4300 Kg, Elephant Camp: K.

Gudi camp

Captured in 1969. Very brave and strong.

In Dasara since 15 yrs and participates in

all the pooja procedures in the Palace.

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Sarala

Female, Age: 70, Height: 2.46 mt,Weight (approx): 3250 Kg,

Elephant Camp: Sunkadakatte

Camp

Captured in 1968. In Dasara since 13 years.

VikramaMale, Age: 40, Weight (approx):3820 Kg, Elephant Camp:Dubbare Camp

Captured in 1990. Has participated in

Dasara, 11 times.

Kavitha

Female, Age: 70, Weight

(approx): 3290 Kg, ElephantCamp: K. Gudi Camp

Captured in 1968. Has a very peaceful and

soft nature. In Dasara for the 9th time.

Harsha

Male, Age: 46, Weight (approx):

3290 Kg, ElephantCamp: Dubbare Camp

Captured in 1990. Very strong and is

participating in Dasara for the 13th time.

MaryFemale, Age: 56, Weight(approx): 3180 Kg, Elephant

Camp: Sunkadakatte Camp

Captured in 1977. Very soft natured.

Previously was used for timber works inforests and other parades. Till date, it has

walked next to the lead elephant for 10

times in Dasara.