Sacrifice of the matadors

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India Picture by Don Sebastian
Travel story: Sacrifice of the matadors

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, succumbing to its keepers, who fight their counterparts trying to jump the queue.

Beyond the gate, young men in kabbadi jerseys wait for their hour of glory. Some of them will carry home their prize while some will be carried home dead... More