<p>Dasara elephant Abhimanyu successfully completed the first round of weight training programme on Thursday.</p>.<p>Abhimanyu, who is likely to carry the 750-kg golden howdah during the Jamboo Savari, successfully carried sandbags weighing 300 kg from Mysuru Palace premises to Bannimantap.</p>.<p>Other male elephants will be made to carry sand bags as part of training.</p>.<p>Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Wildlife V Karikalan said Abhimanyu carried the sand bags on day one and other male elephants will be made to undergo weight carrying test, he said.</p>
<p>Dasara elephant Abhimanyu successfully completed the first round of weight training programme on Thursday.</p>.<p>Abhimanyu, who is likely to carry the 750-kg golden howdah during the Jamboo Savari, successfully carried sandbags weighing 300 kg from Mysuru Palace premises to Bannimantap.</p>.<p>Other male elephants will be made to carry sand bags as part of training.</p>.<p>Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Wildlife V Karikalan said Abhimanyu carried the sand bags on day one and other male elephants will be made to undergo weight carrying test, he said.</p>