Mysuru, Oct. 14 -- 150 pairs of elite Class-1 buffaloes to travel in AC trucks
Over 150 pairs of elite Class-1 buffaloes are expected to take part in the 48-hour Dasara Kambala races to be held on Oct. 18 and 19 at the venue on Outer Ring Road near the VTU Regional Centre in Sathagalli, Mysuru.
A convoy of around 150 vehicles, most of them air-conditioned, will leave Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple in Puttur after traditional pujas on Oct. 17 to transport the prized buffaloes.
The convoy is expected to reach Kushalnagar in Kodagu by noon and arrive in Mysuru by night. The races will begin at 9 am on Oct. 18, followed by the inauguration ceremony at 11 am, which Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is likely to attend.
Speaking to Star of Mysore, S...