Mangalore: High Action at Kadri Kambala as Man and Beast Vie for Glory
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS/VA)
Mangalore, Dec 4: The famous Kadri Kambala was inaugurated at the Kadri Kambala fields here on Sunday December 4 morning.
The event began under the banner of Kambala Samiti with the traditional ritual of honouring the buffaloes by the family head of Kadri Kambala Guttu, in the presence of the Swamiji of Kadri Yogishwara Mutt, Mahantharasa Rajayogi Sandhyanathji.
At 8.30 am, slush field race was held in four separate categories for both men and women. This was inaugurated by Lion Kishore Rao. The tug of war competition was held at 10 am.
‘Tappangayi’ competition, ‘Vodafone Treasure Hunt’ will be also organized. The competition between racing buffaloes will be in different categories like Kane Halage, Hagga Hiriya,and Hagga Kiriya which will commence in the noon. Owners of the winning pairs of buffalos will be presented gold medals.
Photography exhibition and tug of war contests were inaugurated by DC Dr Channappa Gowda. Dy Speaker Yogish Bhat, former minister B Nagaraj Shetty, DK district Kannada Sahithya Parishad president Pradeep Kumar Kalkura among others were present.
It is evident that people of Mangalore prefer to combine the modern elements with the traditional sports. An example of it was on display at the slushy field here during the buffalo race.
The morning session consisted of water sports such as races and tug-of-war for children, men and women. In the afternoon, the much-awaited buffalo races were conducted.
Pairs of buffaloes thronged the venue escorted by their owners or riders. The buffaloes were from places across Mangalore and also Moodbidri, Talapady and Mundkur. They had been washed and adorned with leaves and tinsel. As soon as each pair of buffaloes appeared, the cheerleaders, consisting of drummers and persons playing various musical instruments, welcomed them.
Kadri Navneeth Shetty, chief convenor of the Kambala Samiti conducted the event.
Results
Category - Kanehalage:
Buffaloes owned by Vamanjoor Tiruvailguttu Pravinchandra Alva and buffalo handler Ramlan Guruvayanakere (first)
Gurupur Kedubari Guruvappa Poojary’s buffaloes and their handler Naranappa Salian, Puttur Marakooru (second)
Category - Hagga Hiriya:
Morla Girish Alva’s buffaloes and handler Chandrashekar Karinje (first)
Palimar Aggadakalia Ganesh Narayan Devadiga and its handler Dinesh Kotian Palimar (second)
Category - Hagga Kiria:
Boladaguttu Satish Shetty’s buffaloes and handler Mohammed Kannadikatte (first)
Konaje Mohammed Hanif’s buffaloes and handler Ashraf Bangady (second)
Well-behaved buffaloes: Guruvappa Kedubari Guruvappa Poojary
Race in Silted Field:
Boys under 12 years:
Nihal Shetty, Lourdes Central School (first), Hem, Canara High School, Urwa, (second) and Sagar Bengre (third)
Boys under 18 years:
Manish Bengre (first), Dikshit D Kanchan Bengre (second), and Roshan Bengre (third)
General category:
Shailesh Bengre (first), Praveen KPT (second), and Ansar Vittal (third)
Girls under 12 years:
Kavana Konchady (first), Sanjana Bengre (second), Pratiksha Bengre and Dimple Bengre (third)
Girls under 18 years:
Sushmita, BGS School (first), Shweta, Vittal Girls PU College (second), and Roopa, Vittal Girls PU College (third)
Girls general category:
Dipti, Police Lane (first), Sushmita, BGS School (second), and Shweta, Vittal (third)
Men’s tug-of-war:
Shakti Bharati Gymnasium, Tokkottu (first), and Friends Mogarnadu A (second)
Women’s tug-of-war:
Padukere Friends, Malpe (first), and National Health League, Hosabettu (second).
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