Subrahmanya:The world famous kulkunda cattle Fair, a great spectacle of agro animals, was inaugurated at the fields of kulkunda on Thursday by GP/ZP member K.S Devaraj.
This cattle fair usually precedes kukke annual car Festival at the temple, as a curtain-raiser.
The Fair has a history dating back to many centuries, the ZP member said. The local GP and govt depertmemts of DK dt, joined to hold this epochal Jathra of Kulkund, when 50 to75 thousand cattle were on view at one time, but now reduced to about10,000 cattle. The farmers have taken to horticulture, in place of agriculture, so animals are net needed in rural areas. However Subrahmanya GP takes a lot of pains to hold this ancient cattie fair, against all odds, by securing co-operation of people and state departments around, KSD stated. We must never commit sins against these cattle, he added.
GP chief Bhaskar Poojary presided. Vimla Rangaiah conducted the Go-puja, amidst conflicting voices on the cattle fair.