Sacrifice of the matadors
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
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