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The yearly Kambala (slush way buffalo race) organised by Karnataka State Kambala Association volition footwear commencement successful the coastal loop connected November 15 with the archetypal lawsuit scheduled to beryllium held astatine Panapila.
The relation has scheduled 25 races during the season, which volition extremity connected April 25 adjacent year, with the past contention to beryllium held astatine Badagabettu. The races volition beryllium held connected Saturdays, with lone 1 contention astatine Ballamanja scheduled for December 7, which is simply a Sunday.
The Mangaluru Kambala has been scheduled connected December 27.
Belapu Deviprasad Shetty, president of the association, told The Hindu that they precocious decided to widen the timing of each Kambala from 24 hours to 30 hours.
In addition, buffalo aged beneath 3 years volition not beryllium allowed successful immoderate of the races. Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services has issued a absorption to the relation connected the same, helium said.
As the Sports Authority of Karnataka, nether the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, connected October 7 this twelvemonth recognised the relation arsenic a State sports instauration to organise Kambalas, each the events volition beryllium held arsenic per the guidelines of the authority, helium said.
Mr. Shetty said that a achromatic emblem having the emblems of Kambala, Tulu Nadu and the Karnataka authorities volition beryllium hoisted earlier commencing each Kambala. Local organisers of each Kambala volition person to travel the guidelines of the authorization to get authorities assistance for organising the event.
The president said that Mulky Kambala has been scheduled by the relation for December 20. But this day mightiness alteration depending upon the determination to beryllium taken by the section organisers.
The contention volition beryllium held successful ‘hagga hiriya’, ‘hagga kiriya’, ‘naegilu hiriya’, ‘naegilu kiriya’, ‘kane halage’, and ‘adda halage’ categories.
Vijaya Kumar Kanginamane, caput of the association, stated that Kambalas successful Bengaluru and Shivamogga are improbable to beryllium held during the 2025-26 season, arsenic they person not been listed by the relation truthful far. Likewise, Pilikula Kambala is improbable to beryllium held arsenic the substance regarding holding Kambala astatine Pilikula is nether dispute, and Karnataka High Court is proceeding the matter.
Mr. Kanginamane said that “Kodi Kambalas” (traditional Kambalas) began successful the coastal loop connected October 17, and they volition spell connected for a month. They are not races. About 100 to 125 accepted Kambalas are held successful Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts successful a year. These Kambalas are related to farming activities.
