The jumbos, part of the world famous Dasara festivities in Mysore are under scrutiny.
Six dasara elephants that arrived in Mysore underwent a weight check on jumbo weighing machines meant to weigh heavy duty trucks.
Balarama, the leader who will carry the 750-kg.golden howdah also got to know his worth.
The aim of the exercise is to decide on a high-nutrition diet to enable them withstand the rigors of the Dasara extravaganza. The pachyderm will be monitored to see if they have gained or lost weight after arrival. The final weight check will be just 2-3 days before the grand finale - the 'jumbo savari'.
He said some 'fussy' elephants are weighed along with their mahouts as they refuse to oblige without their masters in tow. The weight of the mahout and the iron chain binding the animal are deducted to know the exact weight of each animal. Balarama weighed 5, 125 kg., Arjuna 5,075kg, Gajendra 5, 015 ,Sarala 2, 930 kg., Vijaya3, 351kg. and Abhimanyu 4, 710 kg.
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