Mysuru, June 21 -- Vijayanagar 1st Stage, Vijayanagar 4th Stage and near Outer Ring Road at Sathagalli

Kambala, the traditional buffalo race of coastal Karnataka, is set to be one of the major attractions of this year's Mysuru Dasara celebrations.

Chairing a preliminary meeting with officials at his office in Siddarthanagar, Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy said this would be the first time that the District Administration would organise a Kambala event as part of Dasara festivities.

He recalled that although plans had been made to host Kambala during last year's Dasara, the proposal had to be dropped because no suitable venue could be identified.

"This year, nearly three months ahead of Dasara, we have identified three possi...