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Live drills for Mysuru Dasara elephants begin inside Mysore Palace today, Sunday, August 30. “The elephants will be taken for the weight check after a couple of days,” he added. Officials have scheduled the weight tests for Sunday. Visitors can watch activity near Jayamarthanda Gate. Stay back for the one-hour illumination from 7 pm to 8 pm. Bengaluru travellers can comfortably make this a same-day trip.
Best free views sit outside Jayamarthanda Gate and along the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple edge. Inside, new Forest Department rules add a ₹100 adult fee and ₹50 child fee, with a 20‑minute cap. Close‑ups, reels and feeding are banned, and barricades fix viewing distances. Arrive before 10 am for calmer frames and space near the barriers.
Mysuru Dasara elephants drills and weight checks
Training is staged: calmness checks inside Aane Thotti, route walks outside, then weight tests. Police create a green corridor when jumbos step out, so footpaths near Sayyaji Rao Road, Chamaraja Circle and the Kote Anjaneya edge become safer perches. Exact drill windows vary with heat and crowd; follow barricade shifts and police cues on site.
Mysore Palace illumination and viewing spots
Illumination runs 7 pm to 8 pm on Sundays and public holidays. For symmetry and depth, frame the lit façade from KR Circle or the Jayamarthanda lawns. Drivers should use the Town Hall multi‑level parking and walk; spaces on Devaraj Urs and Sayyaji Rao Roads tighten early. Expect a swell by 6:30 pm and stay behind police tapes for safety.
Bengaluru day-trip trains and KSRTC buses
Bengaluru day‑trippers have simple choices. Mysuru Express 16231 leaves KSR at 5:40 am, arriving 8:35 am. Vande Bharat 20607 departs 10:05 am and reaches 12:20 pm. Shatabdi 12007 leaves 10:35 am and reaches 1:00 pm. From SMVT, Passenger 56232 departs 11:30 pm for late‑night travellers. For returns after illumination, frequent KSRTC buses run past midnight; choose Airavat for comfort.