Question: Kambala is held in Karnataka during-
(a) January to March
(b) March to June
(c) August to November
(d) November to March
Ans: (d)
Related facts:
- Recently Karnataka are demanding to lift ban on Kambala.
- Kambala — a traditional sport in which water buffaloes are made to race down a track filled with mud and water.
- The sport generally starts in November and lasts until March.
- The game was being held in Karnataka since almost 800 years.
- Under the same order in 2014, the Supreme Court had banned both Jallikattu and Kambala following complaints by animal welfare groups PETA, which had pointed to the cruelty and stress inflicted on the animals in both sports.
- Kambala used to be held in coastal regions of Karnataka.
- It was especially popular in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts.
- In Kambala, two water buffaloes, yoked together, were made to run at top speed down a muddy, water-filled route. They were guided and whipped along by a man who ran with them.
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America.
Reference:
https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/824830852072951808/photo/1
http://www.ndtv.com/karnataka-news/jallikattu-back-why-not-kambala-asks-karnataka-protests-begin-1651934
http://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/after-jallikattu-row-settled-in-tamil-nadu-karnataka-turns-to-centre-wants-kambala-ban-lifted/519452/