India, Aug. 10 -- Garadi Manes - Mysuru's wrestling arenas. fight for survival

Mysuru, Aug. 10- Garadi Mane, the traditional wrestling houses where budding wrestlers are trained in the nuances of bouts on 'matti' (a muddy surface made of red soil), have been an integral part of Mysuru's sporting heritage since the days of princely rule. Today, they are slowly fading into oblivion.

In wrestling, "tapping out" signals a wrestler's surrender, usually by tapping their hand on the mat or on their opponent's body to indicate defeat.

Mysuru is synonymous with Garadi Manes, having produced some of the finest wrestlers who once enjoyed royal patronage. Every year, wrestlers representing various wrestling houses and associations from Mysuru and ...