Mysuru: As a prelude to Mysuru Dasara’s first Kambala event, two pairs of buffaloes sped down the track in dazzling trial runs Thursday, drawing a huge crowd to witness the new addition to Dasara.The Kambala subcommittee has completed preparations for the pair-race Kambala near VTU College on Mysuru’s Ring Road on Oct 18-19.Puttur MLA Ashok Rai, who heads the Kambala subcommittee, flagged off the trial run. “No one is participating in Kambala for prize money. Participation itself is a matter of honour.”The first prize for participating buffaloes will be 16 grams of gold, and the second prize will be 8 grams of gold. The rest will receive a certificate of participation.“We have made full preparations for the two-day Kambala in Mysuru. Two tracks have been built for this purpose, and the event will continue nonstop from Oct 18 till Oct 19,” he said.Galleries have been set up on both sides of the track, and suitable accommodation has been arranged for the buffaloes. Entry for spectators is free, he said.DC Lakshmikanth Reddy, also the Dasara special officer, inspected the track and the area where the buffaloes will be housed.
