GUWAHATI: Four elephants from Assam are set to start a journey to Ahmedabad, Gujarat to add to the grandeur of the famous Jagannath Temple.
According to a report, the Assam Forest Department officials are in the process of completion of the formalities to send the four elephants that include two females.
Confirming the information, Ranjan Kumar Das, Conservator of Forest, Upper Assam told Northeast Now that the four elephants will be transported to Ahmedabad by train within the next 48 hours.
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“We are trying to make arrangements for the elephants to travel in a special coach attached to a passenger train,” Das said, adding that attendants and veterinary doctors will also travel with the elephants.
The elephants are likely to take part in the Rath Yatra, which is slated to be held on July 4 in Jagannath Temple.
As per traditions, elephants have the first glimpse of Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra and lead the procession.
The temple is famous for its annual chariot festival, the Rath Yatra, which is the third largest after the Rath Yatra at Puri and Kolkata. It passes through different parts of the city of Ahmedabad covering a distance of about 14 kms.
