Taming bulls in India

A participant hangs on to a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

Jallikattu is an ancient heroic sporting event of the Tamils played during the harvest festival of Pongal.

Palamedu

Participants prepare to tackle a bull charging out of an enclosure during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

A participant tackles a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, south of Chennai, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

A participant tackles a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

A participant falls while trying to tackle a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

Bulls charge each other during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

A bull charges out of an enclosure during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

A bull owner leads his bull towards the venue of a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

A participant holds on to a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

A participant hangs on to the horn of a bull during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

Participants tackle a bull as it charges towards another during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.

Participants scramble onto a fence as bulls charge towards them during a bull-taming sport called Jallikattu in Palamedu, India, Jan. 15, 2014.