The bull surfing or Maramadi or bull race is a post harvest event held in the villages of Kerala state, India. The paddy fields or kandams will be freshly ploughed and a separate track will be created for the race.
Once the race begins, the muddy, splashy field turns into a real stadium. This event is highly competitive and thrilling so that the villagers gather in large numbers around the field and cheer the participants.
A pair of yoked oxen managed by three persons forms a participating unit. Nearly thirty such units participate in the race which starts at noon and continues up to dusk.
This video clip was shot at Anandhapalli village in Pathanamthitta district during the annual Maramadi festival in the month of August.
The oxen participating in these races are specially fed and trained at a cost of around ten thousand rupees per pair.
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Prasanth Vasudev from India on 29-09-2009 Human Beings suffer a lot.They work hard..They starve..The animal lovers are not thinking about the people who suffer like this.They cry only for animals.cruelty to animals should be banned.But events like bull surfing are not at all cruelty to animals.Who knows that whether animals enjoy these kind of activities?This kind of festivals shoud be promoted.it is the part of the cultural heritage of a land.
Renuka Prakash from India on 21-09-2009 When is the festival celebrated?Is it a regula event?
DK from United States of America on 08-09-2009 How many cows are killed each day for food?
G.K. from Ethiopia on 26-04-2009 The people get enjoyment, but what did the bulls get?? A few beatings?? Bunch of morons, nothing else to do?
ABDULSALAM from Saudi Arabia on 24-04-2009 Highly energetic
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