Trained Rooster Fighting Game In India

Cock fight, the furious blood sport between two roosters is quite popular in southern India. The gamecocks, who participate in the sport, are specially bred birds, conditioned for increased stamina and strength. Featured here is a cock fight from a border region in Palakkad district. References of cock fight can be seen in works like Manu Needhi Sastiram, Kattu Seval Sastiram, and other sangam-age literature, 2,000 years old.