Villagers trying to control a bull during a bull-taming festival, part of south India's harvest festival of Pongal, on the outskirts of Madurai town, Tamil Nadu state, India, on Thursday and Friday (Jan 17). - Reuters
MADURAI: Dozens of young men were injured on the first day of a traditional bull-taming festival in southern India that activists say is dangerous for both humans and animals.
The sport is extremely popular in rural pockets of Tamil Nadu where every year hundreds of young men try to hold the hump of the beasts and run, as spectators cheer raucously at events held across the state.
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