Dasara 'Jamboo' elephants pay conventional visit to Hazrat Imam Shah Wali Dargah before procession
Mysuru: The highly popular 'Jamboo Savari' of Dasara, considered a symbol of the harmonious culture of the land, paid a conventional visit to the Hazrat Imam Shah Wali Dargah on Monday, before the start of the elephant procession.
The convention of the elephant squad 'Gajapade' visiting the Dargah leads back to the rule of Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, when one of the elephants in the squad fell ill and recovered after paying a visit to the Dargah. Since then, during every Dasara, the 'Gajapade' is led to the Dargah to get blessed before starting the 'Jamboo Savari', Mohammed Naqib-ul-lah Shah Khadri, who heads the Dargah, said.
The 'Gajapade', led by Abhimanyu, who would be carrying the main howdah for the Dasara procession, visited the Dargah situated at the Chamaraja Mohalla. On receiving the blessings from the Imam for the elephants to remain healthy for the procession and for the Dasara celebrations to be carried out without a hitch, the elephants offered their respects with a salute, before leaving for the procession.
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Two killed as bus hits motorbike
Thane (PTI): Two young men were killed and another was seriously injured when a speeding bus rammed into their motorcycle in Mumbra area of the city on Tuesday evening, police said.
The victims, all residents of Thakur Pada, were riding from Roshni Mahel toward Y Junction.
"The motorcycle was hit from behind by a bus driven by Mustafa Hussain Sheikh (58). The two-wheeler got dragged under the front wheel of the bus," said a traffic police official.
Sangam Rajesh Pulshare (21) and Avinash Ramdas Davande (19) died while Mahesh Bhagwan Vare (18) sustained serious injuries.
The bus driver was detained and a case was being registered at the Mumbra police station, said the official.
