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The Ox Race by Umair Ghani

Ox race is a thrilling sport in rural Punjab, Pakistan. Two pair of oxen are tied to the wooden boards [ Suhagas ] and driven by expert drivers in a circle of 1mile. The team with the fastest time wins. The drivers yell, raise the wooden sticks to intimidate the bulls, the crowd roars and the bulls take of at tremendous speed.

 

 

Pride of the bull owners is at stake. If any of them looses the race, mostly they hand over the expensive bulls to the winning party as a reward. But these days the race is a big part of rural festivals and offers enticing cash prizes.

 

 

It is a custom to take bulls on a round of the playfield so they can have an idea about the pitch they will run on.

COMMENTS
Wlk68 said at 7:08 a.m. on Apr 26, 2007:
Wow, these are great. It's definitely not something I would ever normally see in my part of the world. They look images I would see while reading National Geographic. Very nice!
Pengu said at 7:47 a.m. on Apr 26, 2007:
Great pictures with a lot of action!
Noe said at 10:55 a.m. on Apr 26, 2007:
Amazing race... the 1st photo is awesome, the action is fantastic.
Experience said at 11:56 a.m. on Apr 26, 2007:
Bellissime immagini, ottima testimonianza. Un gran bel tabblo. Complimenti.
Mashpee_Paula said at 12:37 p.m. on Apr 26, 2007:
Superbe pictures~ Thank you. :)
LatentE said at 4:01 p.m. on Apr 26, 2007:
Great action images. The dust adds to the effect and also isolates. Excellent.
Love2laugh said at 10:58 p.m. on Apr 26, 2007:
Umair - your pictures are always SPECTACULAR. You take the most amazing action shots. I love your tabblos.
Nenadkaradjinovic said at 8:35 a.m. on Apr 27, 2007:
B R A V O !!!!!!!
Wiklund73 said at 7:46 a.m. on Apr 28, 2007:
Awesome!!!!
Tray said at 7:00 p.m. on Apr 28, 2007:
wow...these photographs are wonderful. You are so talented. I really love the first shot, though they're all fantastic. I am in awe : )
Banafsheh said at 7:33 p.m. on Apr 29, 2007:
Lovely,really lovely,one of these days I'll get to Pakistan!
Yuhezhang said at 10:41 a.m. on Apr 30, 2007:
These are powerful pictures. Excellent!
Susan said at 6:57 p.m. on Apr 30, 2007:
This tabblo, esp. the first photo, is like that famous Delacroix painting, I forgot its name.
Siagian said at 9:40 a.m. on May 1, 2007:
Umair this is superb action photography. Bravo!
Flinkfar said at 3:09 p.m. on May 2, 2007:
Awesome action shots. This looks a bit dangerous to me - or maybe i'm just a chicken:-|
Tigercub said at 4:40 p.m. on May 2, 2007:
good motion images. and thanks to you i can see now the ox racing for the first time ))
Thebeautifullife said at 6:31 p.m. on May 2, 2007:
cool...awesome spectacular shots!
Hyhoa said at 6:36 a.m. on May 3, 2007:
Spectacular photos !
Tl_dang74 said at 8:01 p.m. on May 3, 2007:
Amazing shots
Karsten said at 11:24 p.m. on May 3, 2007:
congratulacions Umair! This is an amazing tabblo with espectacular fotos, a informative deiscripcion and a well-done lay-out! Thanks for bringing near this culture!
CPhoto said at 2:45 a.m. on May 4, 2007:
Incredible. Good work.
Love2laugh said at 12:29 a.m. on May 9, 2007:
Umair - that first picture on here too ... I'd love to see my Dad paint. It's just such a neat picture.
Vinca said at 2:39 p.m. on May 18, 2007:
Very good pictures of the race Umair. You have captured the event rather well in your camera.:o)
Magedimages said at 1:00 p.m. on Mar 19, 2008:
Exceptionnel ! Vous avez beaucoup de talent !
Artsy said at 4:01 a.m. on Apr 4, 2008:
This is one of my favorites of your tabblos as this is where our friendship began. AWESOME!!!
Sirnicolay said at 9:37 a.m. on May 13, 2008:
These pictures are phenomenal. Hands down, you are one of the very few greatest photographers I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I feel so humbled just looking at these pictures. Thank you, Umair!
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