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With the uncertainty surrounding jallikattu, a bull-baiting sport associated with harvest rituals that was banned by the Supreme Court last year, sentiments run high in rural Tamil Nadu

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They risk their life for honour—and rewards—at the Jallikattu. Here is what drives them to reach for that bull.

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