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One of the favorite hobbies of kolhapur people. Generally the animals fight by their instinct but when people make them fight or race it is a different thing. I have seen in some cases the animals are made to drink liqure and run or fight. It is human obssession - people play games this way also.TRANSCRIPT
An obsession for fightsSome enjoy pigeons, some bulls – but we Kolhapuris enjoy this.Bokad – a male goat - heads on fights.Normally male & females goats are aggressive and use fighting abilities to protect their off springs; but when men instigate the fights for their pleasure….
Zunj –Takkar
Unwilling getting dragged
Looking for other one?
Scapegoat ?
The other one
No invitations are required.
Its time to rejoice.
Games people play
The Honors are at stake
The instincts exploited
No language required to inspire
Pause for judge each other
The Game must go on !
Identifying with each other
The cheerleaders
Some satisfaction
A proxy challenge
We Kolhapuris are fond of these fights and enjoy them. Some times people also fight like these goats.
Sathmari – Men fighting with the elephants ( a forgotten discipline and only few witnesses alive)
Chatrapati Shahu Maidaan ( Arena) for men’s wrestling.The last two were favorites of erstwhile Rulers of Kolhapur. The wrestling is still a popular and Kolhapur houses number of Talims ( practice arenas), people from all over country come to groom themselves in Kolhapuri style – which it self is now changing.
Reda Takkar BullsHeadsOn
Shri Shahu Chatrapati Wrestling Stadium. Behind it Palace Theatre ( Now Keshavrao Bhosale Natyagriha)
Arena Door for the fighter men
Image on entrance gate of arena
Hiding well for the fighter men
Elephants run wildly and infuriated on the ground and fighter men use to hide for saving themselves on the stone wells. Now the arena houses four tennis courts .
Raja Shiva Chatrapati The eternal pride of Marathas
Shivaji understood the nerve of the Marathi people to inspire
them to raise and fight against the Mughals in 17th Century and constituted Shivashahi – pride of
Maratha’s .Present Maharaja Bhosale’s of Kolhapur are ancestors of raja
Shiva Chatrapati.
A ground photo of full scale Shivaji Statue in hear of Kolhapur
Raja Shiva Chatrapati The eternal pride of Marathas
Shivaji understood the nerve of the Marathi people to inspire
them to raise and fight against the Mughals in 17th Century and constituted Shivashahi – pride of
Maratha’s .Present Maharaja Bhosale’s of Kolhapur are ancestors of raja
Shiva Chatrapati.
A ground photo of full scale Shivaji Statue in hear of Kolhapur
Pictures by Charudutta Tanksale 2008
Kolhapur is one of the most affluent districts in India. Fertile soil, hard working people, foresighted developments carried out by Raja Shahu Chatrapati and his followers. Commodity trade and now diverse industries honour we Kolhapuris.