Hori Habba, also known as Hatti Habba, Kobbari Hori Competition, is a rural sport in which hundreds of trained and decorated draught cattle and bulls are made to run through huge crowds, Catchers try to subdue the cattle and snatch away prizes such as copra, cash, gift items tied to them. The sport is practiced mainly in Shivamogga, Haveri and Uttara Kannada districts of the Indian state of Karnataka during the Deepavali festival.
Hori Habba, also known as Hatti Habba, Kobbari Hori Competition, is a rural sport in which hundreds of trained and decorated draught cattle and bulls are made to run through huge crowds, Catchers try to subdue the cattle and snatch away prizes such as copra, cash, gift items tied to them. The sport is practiced mainly in Shivamogga, Haveri and Uttara Kannada districts of the Indian state of Karnataka during the Deepavali festival.
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