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— Photo: S. James

taming the bull: After the go-ahead from the Supreme Court, villagers of Palamedu, near Madurai, organised the bull-taming contest, jallikattu, on Wednesday. Eighty three persons were injured in the six-hour ritual involving 397 bulls and 339 tamers. As per the court order, animal rights activists videographed the event.

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