Mysore: The second phase of the elephant and horse parade drill was successfully held today in the exhibition premises as part of the world-famous Mysore Dasara festival.

The drill, conducted by the city armed police, involved 7 decorated carts, with a total of 21 heavy cannons fired in three rounds. During this event, 13 elephants from the elephant force and 45 horses from the horse unit participated. In this second phase of the drill, all elephants including Abhimanyu, Dhananjaya, Mahendra, Prashant, Sugriva, Ekalavya, Shriram, Gopi, Kaveri, Lakshmi, Chaitra, Rupa and Shrikant stood bravely without any confusion and completed the drill. After that, DCF Prabhugoud said that the selection of the elephant for the ambari would be decided in a few days. He also mentioned that the elephants Dhananjaya, Prashant, Sugriva and Ekalavya have successfully completed the drill with the final weight of 1000 kg.