The ‘’vajra mushti kalaga’’ is a form of wrestling different from the conventional grappling and entails two jettys taking a swipe at each other’s head with a knuckleduster.
Whosoever draws the blood from the opponent’s head first is declared the winner. Though this form of wrestling was popular during the period of the Vijayanagar rulers who reigned between the 14th and the 17th centuries, it has gone extinct and takes place only during Dasara.
It was held at the palace premises on Tuesday to mark the Vijayadashmi of the Wadiyars and was witnessed by a large crowd.
