A humpy ride

A one-day matador clings to the hump of an untamed bull to claim his prize at the annual festival in Madurai in India.

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January 16th 2006
The white bull waits impatiently before a closed gate. He has a red garland tied to his horns and vermillion on his forehead - applied by the priest at the Muniyandisami temple. Behind the privileged temple bull stands a winding line of edgy beasts, reined in by their keepers. Beyond the gate, young men in kabbadi jerseys wait for their hour of glory. Some of them will carry home their prize wh ... read more

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