Northeast’s Assam Witnesses Animal Fight Scenes Again After Hiatus

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.

Two bulbul birds fight during the Magh Bihu harvest festival in Hajo, on the outskirts of Guwhati.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A bird owner waits for her bulbul bird to fight during the Magh Bihu harvest festival in Hajo town, on the outskirts of Guwhati.

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.

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.

Owners wait with their buffaloes for a fight held as part of the Magh Bihu harvest festival at Ahotguri village, east of Guwahati.