Zunj

Slide 1: An obsession for fights Some 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

Slide 2: Unwilling getting dragged

Slide 4: Looking for other one?

Slide 5: S c ape g o at ?

Slide 6: The o the r o ne

Slide 7: No invitatio ns are re quire d.

Slide 8: Its time to re jo ic e .

Slide 9: Game s pe o ple play

Slide 10: The Ho no rs are at s take

Slide 11: The ins tinc ts e xplo ite d

Slide 12: No lang uag e re quire d to ins pire

Slide 13: Paus e fo r judg e e ac h o the r

Slide 14: The Game mus t g o o n !

Slide 15: Ide ntifying with e ac h o the r

Slide 16: The c he e rle ade rs

Slide 17: S o me s atis fac tio n

Slide 19: A pro xy c halle ng e

Slide 20: 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.

Slide 21: Reda Takkar BullsHeadsOn

Slide 22: S hri S hahu Chatrapati Wre s tling S tadium. Be hind it Palac e The atre ( No w Ke s havrao Bho s ale Natyag riha)

Slide 23: Are na Door for th e fig h te r m e n Im a g e on e ntra nc e g a te of a re na Hiding we ll for th e fig h te r m e n

Slide 24: E le ph a nts run wildly a nd infuria te d on th e g round a nd fig h te r m e n us e to h ide for s a ving th e m s e lve s on th e s tone we lls . Now th e a re na h ous e s four te nnis c ourts .

Slide 25: R a ja S h iva C h a tra p a ti Th e e te rn a l prid e o f Ma ra th a s S h iva ji un d e rs to o d th e n e rve o f th e Ma ra th i pe op le to ins p ire th e m to ra is e a nd fig h t a g a ins t th e Mu g h a ls in 1 7 th C e ntu ry a n d c o ns titu te d S h iva s h a h i – pride o f Ma ra th a ’s . P re s e n t Ma h a ra ja B h os a le ’s of Kolh a p ur a re a nc e s tors o f ra ja S h iva C h a tra pa ti. A g round ph oto of full s c a le S h iva ji S ta tue in h e a r of Kolh a pur

Slide 26: 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. Pictures by Charudutta Tanksale 2008