Extreme wild bull taming

A bull tamer holds a bull by the horn during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 331 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 16, 2013. Jallikattu is an ancient heroic sporting event of the Tamils played during the harvest festival.

A bull tamer holds on to the horn of a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 359 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 15, 2013.

Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 359 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 15, 2013.

A decorated bull tramples on a bull tamer during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 359 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 15, 2013.

A bull charges out from an enclosure during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 331 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 16, 2013.

A bull tamer falls while trying to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 331 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 16, 2013.

Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 359 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 15, 2013.

Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 331 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 16, 2013.

A bull charges towards bull tamers during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 331 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 16, 2013.

A bull charges towards a tamer during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 359 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 15, 2013.

Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 331 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 16, 2013.

A bull charges towards bull tamers during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Alanganallur, about 331 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 16, 2013.

Owners stand with their bulls participating in the bull-taming sport Jallikattu in Palamedu, about 359 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 15, 2013. Jallikattu is an ancient heroic sporting event of the Tamils played during the harvest festival.

A bull tamer tries to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 359 miles south of Chennai, India, Jan. 15, 2013.