Mysore/Mysuru, Aug. 25 -- To be welcomed at Jayamarthanda Gate

The second batch of five Dasara elephants, including three debutants, will be welcomed into the Mysore Palace through Jayamarthanda Gate at 4 pm today on their arrival from forest camps.

The five elephants, which include three males and two females are: 43-year-old Gopi, 43-year-old Sugreeva and 11-year-old Hemavathi (debutant) from Dubare Elephant Camp, 56-year-old Srikanta (debutant) from Mathigodu Elephant Camp and 44-year-old Roopa (debutant) from Bheemanakatte Elephant Camp.

Elephant Bhima, which arrived in the first batch, topped the chart at 5,465 kg when its weight was checked on Aug. 11. But Srikanta, which will be participating for the first time in Dasara festivi...