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Jallikattu finally qualifies for a sport with many regulations in place. It is more disciplined now.
It is no longer free-for-all in the playing arena. Only players with uniforms are allowed in the ring and those found violating rules - like pulling the bull’s tail - are sent out of the field immediately. Ambulances with doctors are in standby to rush injured players for treatment and veterinarians check if the animals are drugged.
The playing arena is barricaded. There are separate spectator galleries, so that spectators cannot come anywhere close to the bulls. In fact, the event has become a major tourist attraction during the Pongal season. Foreign tourists I have spoken to have praised the sport and compared it to the Spanish bullfight, which they felt was gory.
Unlike in the past, the participating bulls are examined thoroughly by veterinarians before they are let into the playing arena.
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Faisal!, Life through my lense, sureshs!, gracious.tony.NZ, and 42 other people added this photo to their favorites.
VinothChandar (16 months ago | reply)
Other shots:
Shoot-Me1 (16 months ago | reply)
Wow, looks like the beast will fall on him. Dangerous stuff. Super shot Vinoth.
SumanthKolla (16 months ago | reply)
Super series! Wonderful action shots!
Faisal! (16 months ago | reply)
Looks great
Kals Pics (16 months ago | reply)
excellent freeze
well timed
Shaji Manshad (16 months ago | reply)
wonderful shot indeed
gracious.tony.NZ (16 months ago | reply)
Thank you for the amazing series with good informative notes
very interesting !
www.facebook.com/AarSeePhotography (16 months ago | reply)
great shot vinoth, awesome capture
Paul Wallace (NZ) (16 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot, works well in b&w!
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Excellent shot
Ravick@nth (16 months ago | reply)
Great shot
STEHOUWER AND RECIO (16 months ago | reply)
Excellent action shot!
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Great shot, fantastic work.
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Tadgh ó Maoildearg (16 months ago | reply)
Amazing raw action
alfonso-tm (16 months ago | reply)
Magnifica
s†eve (16 months ago | reply)
Looks great in b/w !
meghimeg (16 months ago | reply)
Great!
D*Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ (16 months ago | reply)
awesome work
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quader™ (16 months ago | reply)
nice shot!
- David Olsson - (16 months ago | reply)
Dramatic. Love the hard contrasts. Great work.
Enoch Joseph Wetsy (16 months ago | reply)
Nice catch for all of you
j. cleveland [deleted] (16 months ago | reply)
love your style
it shows through and through, true art.
the overall lighting is very dramatic, great work
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mahashakes (16 months ago | reply)
special shots !!!
vitometodio (16 months ago | reply)
La eterna lucha del hombre contra la bestia !!!
MD_MC (16 months ago | reply)
Rating: ★★★★★
Excellent shot!
puting bagwis (16 months ago | reply)
like the pov! nice in mono!
Profiles of Nature (16 months ago | reply)
Looks pretty crazy!
Great images!
Alon S Cohen (16 months ago | reply)
Very nice!
ineedathis (16 months ago | reply)
Great in B&W as well!
onkel_wart (thomas lieser) (16 months ago | reply)
you captured that explosion of power very nicely
Photo Amy (16 months ago | reply)
Great processing...it really adds to the mood.
kdee64 (16 months ago | reply)
Fabulous shots Vinoth!
johanbe (16 months ago | reply)
Great capture
Was!m (16 months ago | reply)
great shot.. would've been better in color i guess, just sayin.. :)
larigan. (16 months ago | reply)
Fantastic action. Hope it isn't too stressful for the bull.
holland fotograaf [on/off] (16 months ago | reply)
fantastic action shot here
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gazpic (16 months ago | reply)
Frantic action !
Piero Donofrio (16 months ago | reply)
bellissime immagini,un saluto piero.
Hans van Reenen (16 months ago | reply)
Beautiful b&w photograph.
marcellociappi - Thank you all for 800,000 visits (16 months ago | reply)
Davvero una foto molto bella e interessante !!!!!
Ti auguro una felice domenica.
Kumar SS (16 months ago | reply)
Brilliant series!! I was expecting someone to post the famous sport!! Thanks Vinoth! Like the tone!!
V@!$#143 (16 months ago | reply)
Bull and Men in action! Loving all the jallikattu pictures! It should be a dream come true moment! And it's nice to know that they've put proper rules in place!
colorblindxs2 (16 months ago | reply)
WOW-I feel safer behind the lens- Great Shot!!
msonflk has carpal tunnel & is resting (16 months ago | reply)
nice...looks like everybody is holding on to something :)
very brave moment and well captured.
Vineet Radhakrishnan (16 months ago | reply)
Great
Tstudioz (16 months ago | reply)
Grt shot!!
brendan ó (16 months ago | reply)
wow - so much to see here
puthoOr photOgraphy (16 months ago | reply)
Absolutely stunning shot; love it !
Diego Balinhas (16 months ago | reply)
ótima luz!
Jeremy Pushkin (16 months ago | reply)
Powerful image!