Mangaluru: Puralda Appena Mokeda Bollilu Pollali Tigers won Kudlada Piliparba-2026 at the fifth edition of the tiger dance competition held at Nehru Maidan Sunday.Kudla Samskritika Prathisthana organised the 11-team competition, with former MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and MLA D Vedavyas Kamath at the helm.Nandigudda Friends Huli Babugudda secured second place. Raj Friends Polali Puralda Appena Mokeda Jokulu and Karkala Tigers Prashanth Kamath Abhimanigala Balaga shared third place.Talent Tigers MYB Kachooru Malti Devi Appena Mokeda Jokulu won the ‘Kappu Pili’ (Black Tiger) award. Raj Friends Pollali Puralda Appena Mokedha Jokulu and Karkala Tigers Prashanth Kamath Abhimanigala Balaga jointly won the ‘Mari Huli’ award, while Friends Bappal Sri Durgaparameshwari Huli won the ‘Parbada Pili’ title.Pandeshwar Sharada Huli was adjudged the most disciplined team. Puralda Appena Mokeda Bollilu Pollali Tigers won the award for tase accompaniment, while Friends Bappal Sri Durgaparameshwari Huli won the make-up and headgear categories. Hanuman Tigers Uppala bagged the awards for procession and Dharani Mandala.All participating teams were felicitated and presented with incentive prizes.MP Capt Brijesh Chowta, deputy commissioner Darshan HV, police commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy CH, Mangaluru City Corporation commissioner Rahul Ratnam Pandey, MLA Bharat Shetty, MLC Kishore Kumar Puttur, and film personalities Shine Shetty, Arjun Dev, Tanvi Ram and Roopashree Vorkady were prese
