Bull Fighting Festival

Bull Fighting Festival, Nuwakot

Bull fights during the Makar Sankranti or Maghe Sangranti festival at Taruka village, Nuwakot 80km north of Kathmandu, Nepal. Every year thousands of people observe a Bull Fighting festival at Taruka village, Nuwakot, during the day of Makar Sankranti or Maghe Sangranti, which heralds the end of winter according to the Hindu calendar. Makar Sankranti or Maghe Sangranti celebrated in Nepal as well as in India.

Source: Narayan Maharjan