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Racing with the Bulls !

Maramady at Adoor !

 

A marvellous event of bull power and exquisite control by the 3 men team. Two strong runners flank the bulls on either side with guide ropes and a wooden whip. The third is a jockey( obscured by the spray but sitting in the middle of the two bulls in this shot) who rides a small wooden platform which slides over the mud and the water.

 

Held every year around the time of Onam it is a celebration of agrarian existence and is carried on without any grants or aid from the Government, this is a spectacular fiesta of rural Kerala. There are 2-3 other such events held elsewhere in Kerala.

 

A100 Event.

 

Bull Racing an Extreme Sport of will power, raw courage and fleet feet.

 

 

 

 

 

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- Primary Image

Model = NIKON D70

- Exif Specific

Exposure Time = 1/1000 sec [0.001]

F Number = 21/5 [4.200]

Focal Length = 80 mm

 

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Uploaded on August 20, 2007
Taken on August 15, 2007