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These hand-to-horn Indian matadors are no bull

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India Bull Taming
A man grapples with a bull while playing the bull-taming sport of Jallikattu in Alanganallur, India on Wednesday. Jallikattu is an ancient sporting event played as part of Pongal, an Indian harvest festival equivalent to Thanksgiving. AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 530 kilometers (331 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A bull tamer falls while trying to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 530 kilometers (331 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16,… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A bull charges towards bull tamers during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 530 kilometers (331 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Jallikattu is an… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 530 kilometers (331 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 530 kilometers (331 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 530 kilometers (331 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A bull charges out from an enclosure during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 530 kilometers (331 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Participants scramble on for safety as a bull charges towards them during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Alanganallor, about 424 kilometers (264 miles) south of Chennai, India, Thursday, Jan…. AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Participants scramble on for safety as a group of bulls charge towards them during a bull-taming sport called “Jallikattu,” in Alanganallor, about 424 kilometers (264 miles) south of Chennai, India,… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A bull tries to charge over a participant during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Alanganallor, about 424 kilometers (264 miles) south of Chennai, India, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Jallikattu… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Participants try to hold on to a bull during a bull-taming sport called “Jallikattu,” in Alanganallor, about 424 kilometers (264 miles) south of Chennai, India, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Jallikattu… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Participants try to hold on to a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Alanganallor, about 424 kilometers (264 miles) south of Chennai, India, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Jallikattu… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Participants try to hold on to a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Alanganallor, about 424 kilometers (264 miles) south of Chennai, India, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Jallikattu… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Participants try to hold on to a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Alanganallor, about 424 kilometers (264 miles) south of Chennai, India, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. Jallikattu… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A participant tries to hold on to a bull during a bull-taming sport called “Jallikattu,” in Alanganallor, about 424 kilometers (264 miles) south of Chennai, India, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014…. AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A participant tries to hold on to a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Alanganallor, about 424 kilometers (264 miles) south of Chennai, India, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014…. AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A bull tamer tries to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A bull tamer holds on to the horn of a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan…. AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A decorated bull tramples on a bull tamer during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A bull charges towards a tamer during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 575 kilomters (359 miles) south of Chennai, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is an… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Participants prepare to tackle a bull charging out of an enclosure during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, about 434 kilometers (269 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan…. AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A participant hangs on to a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, about 434 kilometers (269 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A participant hangs on to the horn of a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, about 434 kilometers (269 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15,… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A bull charges out of an enclosure during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, about 434 kilometers (269 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Jallikattu is… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Bulls charge each other during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, about 434 kilometers (269 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Jallikattu is an ancient heroic… AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
Participants tackle a bull as it charges towards another during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, about 434 kilometers (269 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014…. AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A participant falls while trying to tackle a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, about 434 kilometers (269 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014…. AP/Arun Sankar K.
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India Bull Taming
A participant tackles a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, about 434 kilometers (269 miles) south of Chennai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Jallikattu is an ancient… AP/Arun Sankar K.