Mangalore: Tiruvailuguttu near Vamanjoor was thronged by hundreds of Kambala enthusiasts to witness the  Sankupoonja-Devupoonja Jodukere Kambala  on February 10, Sunday. Hundreds of buffaloes and their jockeys participated in the Kambala and raced towards glory. The Kambala was inaugurated by  Gopal Krishna Bhat, Chief Priest of Vamanjoor temple.

Several dignitaries including  A Sadanand Shetty, President of Sri Devi Group of Institutions, Damodar Shetty Kadambilaguttu,Honorary President of Kambala Committee, Naveen Chandra Alva Thiruvailuguttu, Working President,  Praveenchandra Alva Thiruvailuguttu, Chief Secretary, Rajkumar Shetty, Treasurer of Kambala Committee, Seetharam Janu Shetty, Padmanabha Shetty, Jagadeesh Shenava Chittaranjan Rai, Shivanna Shetty, Gunapala Kadamba,   Bhaskar Moily, Shashidar Hegde, Corporators, , among others were present.