MYSORE: Balarama, the much-loved jumbo and the main attraction of the Mysore Dasara celebrations may not carry the 800 kg Golden Howdah on Vijayadashmi Day, officials of the forest department hinted.

Balarama was a son of Yadava king Nanda. The evil king Kamsa, the brother of Devaki, was intent upon killing the children of his sister because of a prediction that he would die at the hands of her ...

Never in his several years as part of the Jamboo Savari procession — 13 of them as the elephant carrying the golden howdah — has Balarama ever played truant. On Friday though, the 55-year-old ...

Shashthi Tithi Begins 05:53 AM on August 14, 2025 Shashthi Tithi Ends 03:37 AM on August 15, 2025 As per the ISKCON calendar, special rituals and kirtans will be performed in temples across the globe.

Balarama, the Dasara elephant carried the golden howdah for 14 years during the Dasara procession in Mysore and became the cynosure of all eyes. MYSORE: He is mild mannered. He has no history of ...

Balarama, the iconic elephant of Mysuru Dasara celebrations, passed away on Sunday evening due to age–related health issues and TB. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to Balarama and ...

Balarama Jayanti is celebrated in different parts of India as the birth anniversary of Lord Balarama who was the elder brother of Lord Krishna. It is observed on Shravan Purnima in many parts of the ...

We’ve all heard many tales of Krishna; so here is a story about his elder brother Balarama. Both Krishna and Balarama grew up among the cowherds of Gokul and Vrindavan. Along with the other boys, the ...

Balarama is the elder brother of Lord Krishna. He is revered in the Jagannath tradition as one of the triad dieties. Balarama was a true friend of Lord Krishna and always supported and protected the ...

BENGALURU: Elephant Balarama of Mysuru Dasara fame passed away on Sunday evening due to age-related ailments. He was 67. He was also suffering from various infections and had abstained from eating or ...

MYSURU: Dasara elephant Balarama (64) was injured after a farmer fired at him with a single-barrel gun on Thursday night. Nagarahole Tiger Reserve foresters arrested the farmer MA Suresh, from Alaluru ...

Family firm Guattari has sold its cereal bar business, Balarama, to a new holding company, Trixaim, for an undisclosed sum. Balarama, which also known under the Laboratoires Elysée name, has a ...