Mysuru, Aug. 9 -- The first batch of nine Dasara elephants, led by Captain and Golden Howdah carrier Abhimanyu, will be accorded a grand traditional welcome at the Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace tomorrow (Aug. 10) during the auspicious Makara Lagna between 6.45 pm and 7.20 pm.

As it is a Sunday, the jumbos will be welcomed with a grand illumination of Mysore Palace. The majestic batch - Abhimanyu, Bhima, Kanjan, Dhananjaya, Prashantha, Mahendra, Ekalavya, Kaveri and Lakshmi - arrived in city on Aug. 4 evening and have been housed at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram.

The Forest Dept. will perform puja to the 9 elephants at Aranya Bhavan between 5 pm and 5.15 pm and the then the jumbos will march to Mysore Palace via Ashoka Circle (Balla...