Amba Vilas Palace is lit at the twilight on the eve of final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, center, the titular head of the Wadiyar dynasty, walks with his aides to participate in prayers ahead of a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Devotees walk with a decorated elephant to participate in prayers during Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Indian artists perform during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Artists carry burning torches as they perform during a cultural show as part of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Artists hold Trishuls or tridents as they wait to perform during Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
An elephant lifts its trunk to greet the crowd as it rains during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Indian artists perform during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Abhimanyu, a 58-year-old elephant, carries on its back an idol of Chamundeshwari, the Hindu goddess also known as Durga, in a golden howdah, during a procession on the last day of Hindu festival Dusshera, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Indian artists perform during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
A military cadet tries to calm down a crying child who was waiting with his elders for hours during rains to watch a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
A mahout helps an elephant drink water while giving it a bath on the eve of a procession to mark the final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Mahouts bathe elephants on the eve of a procession to mark the final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
People stand behind barricades to watch a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Mahouts ride decorated elephants as it rains during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Ragavendra MS, descendant of a former minister of Mysore's royal kingdom, poses with decorated elephants on the eve of the final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
A boy films leather puppets, used in a shadow play, on display at a theater during the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Visitors watch illuminated Amba Palace, a major tourist attraction, as part of the celebrations on the eve of final day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Lakshmana Dassaru, center, dressed in the character of Hindu god Rama, waits backstage with his fellow artists before their performance at a theater during Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Artists perform during a cultural show part of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
A musical band performs in front of Amba Palace during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Mahouts make a decorated elephant lift its trunk to greet the crowd as it rains during a procession on the last day of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Drones fly to create an image of an elephant during a cultural show as part of the Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
An elephant painted in multihued motifs is prepared to participate in Dussehra festivities, in Mysuru, India, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)