A pair of buffaloes lock horns during a fight held as part of the Magh Bihu harvest festival at Ahotguri village, east of Guwahati, Assam.
Northeast’s Assam Witnesses Animal Fight Scenes Again After Hiatus
Traditional bird and buffalo fights resumed in India’s remote northeast region after the Supreme Court ended a nine-year ban, despite opposition from wildlife activists.
Animal Fights
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Two bulbul birds fight during the Magh Bihu harvest festival in Hajo, on the outskirts of Guwhati.
Animal Fights
| Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
A pair of buffaloes lock horns during a fight held as part of the Magh Bihu harvest festival at Ahotguri village, east of Guwahati, Assam.
Animal Fights
| Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
A buffalo runs during a fight held as part of the Magh Bihu harvest festival at Ahotguri village, east of Guwahati, in the northeastern state of Assam.
Animal Fights
| Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
A judge tries to separate two bulbul birds during a fight held as part of the Magh Bihu harvest festival in Hajo town, on the outskirts of Guwahati.
Animal Fights
| Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
A man waits with his bulbul birds to participate in a fight held as part the Magh Bihu harvest festival in Hajo town, on the outskirts of Guwahati.
Animal Fights
| Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
A bird owner waits for her bulbul bird to fight during the Magh Bihu harvest festival in Hajo town, on the outskirts of Guwhati.
Animal Fights
| Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
A buffalo is held by ropes passing through its nose as it waits for a buffalo fight, held as part of the Magh Bihu harvest festival at Ahotguri village, east of Guwahati, Assam.
Animal Fights
| Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
Villagers climb betel nut trees to get a better view of a buffalo fight held as part of the Magh Bihu harvest festival at Ahotguri village, east of Guwahati, Assam.
Animal Fights
| Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
Owners wait with their buffaloes for a fight held as part of the Magh Bihu harvest festival at Ahotguri village, east of Guwahati.
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