Dasara Jumbo Savari rehearsal halted after Mahendra stops. Forest officials halted a Jumbo Savari rehearsal after Dasara elephant Mahendra stopped midway along the procession route on Thursday evening, October 8, while carrying a wooden howdah, a replica of the golden howdah used during the Mysuru Dasara procession. The incident caused concern among officials overseeing the daily rehearsals for the grand Vijayadashami procession.