Mysuru, Oct. 14 -- Kambala convoy of 150 pairs to travel in AC trucks from Puttur on Oct. 17

The first two pairs of buffaloes participating in Dasara Kambala on Oct. 18 and 19 arrived at the venue on Outer Ring Road near the VTU Regional Centre at Sathagalli at around 11.30 pm yesterday, after travelling about 261-km from Dakshina Kannada.

They started from Sri Mahalingeshwara Temple at Puttur after performing traditional puja rituals and travelled via Madikeri.

Both pairs belong to Muchur Kalkude Kushala Lokesh Shetty of Muchur Kalkude village near Kateel and Nellitheertha, about 35-km from Mangaluru. The first pair comprises 'Poli', aged 6 and 'Puttu', aged 13, while the second pair, 'Ranga' and 'Billa', are both eight years old. Two...