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Shirva Surya-Chandra Kambala Kicks-off 3-month Long Folk Sports Event

  •   Sat, Dec 04 2010 06:00:53 PM

Udupi: Shirva Surya-Chandra Kambala Kicks-off 3-month Long Folk Sports Event

News: Inchara Digitals
Pics: Chetan Padubidri
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SB)

Udupi, Dec 4: The first among the undivided Dakshina Kannada district's official kambalas, Surya-Chandra Jodukare Kambala has been inaugurated here on Saturday December 4.

The kambala is witnessing more than 75 pairs of buffalos that have all geared up for the slush field race. The kambala, the folk sports of the twin districts are held from the monmth of December to February and it is a sort of tradition to hold the kambalas on Saturday and Sunday. However the said Kambala will be held only up to Saturday midnight as it coincides with Amavasye, informed the Kambala Committee members.

The Kambala that attracts people from all over India and abroad was inaugurated by Ellur Vishwanath Temple managing trustee Prafulla Shetty Elluruguthu.

At the stage function Kaup MLA R Lalaji Mendon, Rajyotsava awardee kambala promoter Barkur Shantaram Shetty, Babu Shetty, Dayanand Shetty, Mohandas Shetty and Sadanand Sapaliga were present as chief guests.

Committe honorary president Shirva Nadibettu Nityanand Hegde, president Kutti Shetty Shirva and Shirva Nadibettu Karunakar Hegde were present.

  

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  • avani, mangalore/uae

    Mon, Dec 06 2010

    Dear Fedirck, I apprecate your concern. If they make the baffelo to run without beating wonderful. But nose peircing is required to hold the buffelos as they are wel fed and are full streangth and energy, it is difficult to hold on to them without the rope through the peirced hole. Even to the buffellos not going to the Kambla it is good old practice to pierce the nose. It is an one time job like humans peircing their ears, nose to wear jewels. If we have to object that, how can we justify all that humans do to the animals to make them obedient (like horses shoeing, training elephants etc) ? So piercing is not a real punishment to animal. Beating yes is a punishment. But even above that for me nothing is as painful as killing a living animal for food.

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  • Fredrick Correa, Nairobi, Kenya

    Mon, Dec 06 2010

    Dear Girish, Karkala, Please read my comments carefully. I said, I certainly enjoy Kambala. I have not said to discontinue it. But can we not have the same sport without beating? Should we pierce the noses of cows and buffaloes? Thanks for your information on taking care and feeding the buffaloes through out the year.

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  • sathish, mangalore

    Mon, Dec 06 2010

    thanks for showing some photos.is it possible to you to show the result of shirva kambala.

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  • dinesh, mangalore

    Sun, Dec 05 2010

    hi lancy keep it same spirit on all cutural events

    dintin

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  • GOPAL SHETTY, PILAR,AL-KHOBAR,K.S.A

    Sun, Dec 05 2010

    Nice picture , thanks to Daijiworld. I love kambala & Korida Katta.

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  • ranjith shetty, nonal/jordan

    Sun, Dec 05 2010

    Then you please stop eating beef and pork.It is paing for others.Visit kambala and try to tell somebody, you will get the good treatment.

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  • Avil D'souza, Shirva Attinja / Qatar

    Sun, Dec 05 2010

    Very nice pictures...Thanks Daijiworld for the nice coverage

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  • Louis D'Souza, Udupi/Kuwait

    Sun, Dec 05 2010

    Girish, Karkala - Saudi, Come on! chennag heldri, buffalo n cow are not the same u see. Beating n killing is not the same. I do like Kambala, but when they beat the Buffalos mercilessly my heart too pains a lot. The price money should be big, must be sponsored by industries. Nice to see mad Mark n Michaels team over there, hope to see this game on Discovery channel soon..

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  • Girish, Karkala - Saudi

    Sun, Dec 05 2010

    Fredrick Correa parbule, mulpa yeru ku hakunu matra, kad tudu thinpujerate. yeer vegitarian food thinpuru attu pand yena bavane. nikulu la beef thinparu ate. kamblada yeruku len yencha thankuver pand ireg gottunda? varsa idi thinpayinaik yerukula dala return korodu ate. nama tulunadu da porluda gobbugu yeer theriyande plz comment malpodchi.

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  • Fredrick Correa, Nairobi, Kenya

    Sat, Dec 04 2010

    While this is certainly an enjoyable game, I strongly suggest that we get rid of the beating of the animals with the sticks and avoid piercing the inside part of the nose of these helpless animals.It must be such a painful thing for these animals. I do not understand why piercing of the inside part of the animals is not banned. Organisations like Cruelty against animals need to take up this issue.

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  • Vasant Raj, Udupi/Abudhabi

    Sat, Dec 04 2010

    Very beautiful pictures, all the participants looks beautiful, it reminds the Elephant Race of Indonesia...guys from MAALA, should type their name as MAALA.. not MALA.

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  • Arun Joy, Mlore/Dubai

    Sat, Dec 04 2010

    I missed it.. i just love kambala..

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  • prakash devadiga, shirva/dubai

    Sat, Dec 04 2010

    I am missing very much shirva Kamabla,

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  • Fredeerick Pinto, Shirva

    Sat, Dec 04 2010

    The Shirva Kambala popularly known as the 'Surya Chandra Jodukare Kambla'. Today Kambala has become an professional native sports in coastal Karnataka. Kambala is a traditional water buffalo race in muddy waters.

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