SHIVAMOGGA: The elephant carrying 450 kg silver ambari ran helter-skelter during the Dasara Jamboo Savari in the city on Wednesday. Due to this, panicked people ran helter-skelter from the spot.
The Jamboo Savari had started from Shivappanayaka Palace in the city. As it went a little distance, on Kote Road including main roads elephant Somanna ran haphazardly, damaging cars. Since the ambari slipped and fell, minor damage has occurred to the ambari also.
Dasara procession turns to tragedy in Shivamogga. The elephant carrying the Ambari runs amok across the streets damaging buildings and vehicles before coming to a halt as the 650 kilo silver ambari it was carrying falls down. https://t.co/zQlPX4HuOg
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Forest department staff tranquilized the elephant to control it and it is learned that elephant later came under control. After the incident Jamboo Savari was stopped.
shocking incident in Shivamogga 🙏🫠
ಬರ ಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾಕೆ e ತರ ಘಟನೆ 🫠🙏
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Officials had changed the ambari-carrying elephant at last moment
Training had been given to elephant Sagar to carry ambari for the Shivamogga Dasara. But, at last moment, as Sagar was suffering from leg pain, it was decided to make Somanna carry the ambari for first time. It is said that this mishap happened because training was not properly given for the elephant.
