With the festival being celebrated in a grand way in Mysuru every year, this year was the first time that the buffalo race was a part of the festivities

YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and actor-activist Prakash Raj joined the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in Bengaluru against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar amid allegations of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Pics/PTI