Harvest Race
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
The rice field, drenched with rain, was packed with hundreds of spectators. They had come from all corners of West Sumatra, even from other islands, to witness the much anticipated event: the pacu jawi bull race. It was around midday on August 17 in the village of Turawan, West Sumatra. Indonesian and foreign tourists mixed with locals. Also present were journalists with long-lensed cameras.
At precisely 12 o'clock, the announcer at the microphone
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