For this painter, Dasara jumbos´ torsos serve as canvas
(WorldNews India)

Mysuru: People lining along the sides of the many arterial roads around Mysore Palace to catch a sight of the famous Jamboo Savari see merely the end products, into which go efforts of scores of workers - most of whom are assigned to the care and decoration of the procession´s star attractions, the elephants. Besides being caparisoned, elephants are painted in rich colours for the Jamboo Savari. Etching traditional images on the massive torsos of the jumbos is an onerous task, one that takes 12 to 15 hours to complete, and those engaged to do this work all night on the eve of Vijayadashami to ensure the jumbos...