Century-old wooden crane used during Rathotsava wears out Railway Engineers design iron crane; works almost complete By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: The next Sri Chamundeshwari Rathotsava, an integral part of Mysuru Dasara, will be a hassle-free one with the Railway engineers manufacturing a special iron crane to lift the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari along with the heavy base to be mounted on the 35-feet chariot. The century-old wooden crane (lift in Temple terminology) that was till now being used to mount the idol has worn out and is in a dilapidated condition. The new manually-operated crane is being manufactured at Mechanical Millwright Shop of South Western Railway, Mysuru Division Central Workshop. The crane weighs anywhere between five to six tonnes and is 5.5-metre high. It has a capacity to lift 300 kgs. Works are in final stages and the portable crane with wheels is likely to be handed over to Sri Chamundeshwari Temple Management Committee on Jan. 21.