Pakistan: Annual Urs of Syed Mardan Shah Bukhari by Rana Sajid Hussain
Pakistani farmer guides his bulls cart as he competes in a traditional bull Cart race during the Annual Urs of Syed Mardan Shah Bukhari near village Jahanian district Khanewal some 450km from Lahore In a rural corner of Pakistan on February 23,2021.Around 200 pair of bulls Cart from different rural areas of Pakistan participate in the traditional bull Cart race” organized on a 400-meters length field where the farmers competed to be the fastest racer to reach the finish line in order to win the monetary award. yoked together with heavy wooden frames called 'joots', the jockey rides behind on a metal or wooden tray attached to the yoke by a rope. In Pakistan, usually bulls are used for farming, cultivation and transport but a racing bull needs especial care and training.The thrill and pageantry of bull racing offers a welcome distraction from the daily grind of village life and insecurity.
Pakistani farmer guides his bulls Cart as he competes in a traditional bull Cart race during the Annual Urs of Syed Mardan Shah Bukhari near village Jahanian district Khanewal
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