Udupi: A ‘cat walk’ on the sands by canines at the dog show introduced the spectators a variety of canine breeds in Malpe Sambrama at beach on Sunday March 1. The dog show and other competitions were organised by Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District Co-Operative Fish Marketing Federation Ltd as a part of its diamond jubilee.
Right from Doberman to Bulldog to German shepherd breeds, a number of canines displayed their talent and intelligence. It was indeed not less to any beauty pageant and the owners of the canines seemed more eager than the contestants themselves to win the contest!
French bulldog, Pomeranian, Sussex spaniel, Saint Bernard, Pug, Dachshund, Dalmatian, Golden Retriever were paraded on the sand. The show was also an occasion for the spectators to purchase puppies of these breeds.
Besides the dog show, games such as beach volleyball, kabbadi and tug-of-war for men and women, swimming competition for men and beach throwball for women, spot painting, expo, sand sculpture competition and kite show were also organised on the occasion.
The kite show had a wonderful start with many colourful kites flying above the sea. Tasty and mouth-watering cuisines added spice to the event. There was a long queue in front of the food stalls that offered delicacies like ‘meenu fry’, ‘Chicken sukka’, ‘sigadi chatni’, ‘chicken kebab’, ‘marvayee sukka’, ‘kori rotti’, etc. All these dishes were readily made available on the spot and served to the visitors.
The cultural programmes that were organised on the occasion comprised of a music concert and an oil painting by renowned artist of “Chitra-Mithra” fame Prakash Shetty.
Thousands of people, including children, students and families gathered at the Malpe beach to take part in the Malpe Sambhrama Fest. The volunteers in brown t-shirts controlled the crowd efficiently.
“It is a great experience and my family enjoyed the ride in the sea,” said Sachin, who works in a private office in Mumbai. “Nice to see the arrangement and participation,” he added.
In the evening, the Diamond Jubilee celebration and prize distribution was held. Entrepreneur and president of G Shanker Family turst, Nadoja G Shanker, inaugurated the programme by pouring water to a coconut plant. Renowned Kannda film Actor Darshan handed over prizes to the winners of various sports. Former MLA Raghupathi Bhat , Lalaji R Mendon, CMC President Yuvaraj, councillor Vijay Kundar, H T Kidiyoor, Baby Salian, Ajith Kumar Rai Maladi and others were present.