Wrestlers, with their heads shaved and equipped with spiked knuckledusters, engage in combat Mysuru: Vajra Mushti Kalaga, a nearly extinct form of traditional wrestling, sprang back to life during the Vijayadashami celebrations at Mysore Palace yesterday. The duels featured Balarama Jatti from Mysuru against Narayana Jatti from Bengaluru and Raghavendra Jatti from Channapatna against Srinivasa…
Mysore/Mysuru: Vajra Mushti Kalaga, the form of wrestling that pre-dates to princely Mysore era, came alive with the fight between two pairs of wrestlers at Savari Thotti in the Palace premises yesterday. The nail-biting bout that is, for Vajra Mushti Kalaga spanning a history of 413 years (some say it is 414), without any break…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Dasara, the traditional Vajra Mushti Kalaga, an extinct form of wrestling, came alive at Karikallu Thotti in front of the Palace Kalyana Mantapa on Wednesday, the last day of Vijayadashami celebrations, in front of a sizeable gathering. Jattis (wrestlers) from Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Bengaluru and Channapatna participated in the Kalaga. At Wednesday’s…
Vajra Mushti Kalaga, an extinct form of wrestling came alive during Vijayadashami celebrations at Mysore Palace last morning with the fight between Balarama Jatti of Mysuru and Narasimha Jatti of Channapatna and between Girish Jatti of Chamarajanagar and Narayana Jatti from Bengaluru. The event was held at Karikallu Thotti in front of the Kalyana Mantap…
The Jetties of Mysuru have been continuously following their traditional practice of Indian wrestling or Kusti which has been an integral part of Mysuru and Dasara festivities. Tiger Balaji is one such prominent figure, who has dedicated his life for wrestling. He was trained at ‘Bhoothappana Garadi’ and has been one of the greatest wrestlers…
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