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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A jockey dismounts his water buffalo during the buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Water buffalo in a pen before the water buffalo racing starts in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A boy pulls his water buffalo out of a mud puddle the buffalo used to cool off in after a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017040.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: Teams of racing water buffalo at the finish line of a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017035.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: Teams of racing water buffalo at the finish line of a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: Children reach out to whip a a team of racing water buffalo at the finish line of a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017032.jpg
  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A jockey whips his water buffalo after dismounting in the buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A jockey whips his water buffalo after dismounting in the buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A water buffalo race in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A water buffalo race in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  The start of the a water buffalo race in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  The water buffalo parade before the buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  The water buffalo parade before the buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  The water buffalo parade before the buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A man with a water buffalo he runs in the Chonburi water buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Water buffalo in a pen before the water buffalo racing starts in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A Balinese man holds one of his water buffalo while he watches a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017036.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: Teams of racing water buffalo at the finish line of a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017034.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: Teams of racing water buffalo at the finish line of a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017031.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A Balinese man with one of his water buffalo before a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017004.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man leads his team of water buffalo to the starting line of a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017002.jpg
  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A water buffalo race in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    2018BuffaloRacing044.jpg
  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  The start of the a water buffalo race in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  The start of the a water buffalo race in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  The start of the a water buffalo race in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  The start of the a water buffalo race in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  The start of the a water buffalo race in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  The start of the a water buffalo race in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A jockey rides a water buffalo in the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A jockey rides a water buffalo in the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A jockey rides a water buffalo in the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A jockey rides a water buffalo in the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A jockey rides a water buffalo in the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Thai children march in the parade before the water buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Thai children march in the parade before the water buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A woman dances in the parade before the water buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A jockey rides a water buffalo in the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  People bring their water buffalo to the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  People bring their water buffalo to the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man with his water buffalo after a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man leads his water buffalo back to the truck to go home after a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017038.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A water buffalo decorated for a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017037.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017027.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017025.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    JembranaBuffaloRaces2017021.jpg
  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A Balinese man with his team of water buffalo before a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A Balinese man with his team of water buffalo before a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A Balinese man with one of his water buffalo before a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A man holds his water buffalo before the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A jockey rides a water buffalo in the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A jockey rides a water buffalo in the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A jockey rides a water buffalo in the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A jockey rides a water buffalo in the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A woman dances in the parade before the water buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  People bring their water buffalo to the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  People bring their water buffalo to the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  People bring their water buffalo to the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  People bring their water buffalo to the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 23 OCTOBER 2018 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  People bring their water buffalo to the races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A woman with a buffalo in a fancy costume at the buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man in small cart drives a team of water buffalo down the course during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A Balinese man with one of his water buffalo before a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: "Jockeys" get off their buffalo as they cross the finish line during buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A "jockey" on a water buffalo leaves the starting gate during buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A "jockey" on a water buffalo leaves the starting gate during buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A "jockey" on a water buffalo leaves the starting gate during buffalo races in Chonburi. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: "Jockeys" get off their buffalo as they cross the finish line during buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: "Jockeys" get off their buffalo as they cross the finish line during buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: A woman with a buffalo in a fancy costume at the buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  A man throws water on his water buffalo to cool it down at the buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Buffalo carts carry participants in the parade before the buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Buffalo carts carry participants in the parade before the buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Buffalo carts carry participants in the parade before the buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND: Buffalo carts carry participants in the parade before the buffalo races. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: Spectators line a rice field during a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JULY 2017 - TUWED, JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A spectator before a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana in southwest Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Water buffalo being taken to the race track. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Water buffalo being taken to the race track. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 04 OCTOBER 2017 - CHONBURI, CHONBURI, THAILAND:  Water buffalo being taken to the race track. Contestants race water buffalo about 100 meters down a muddy straight away. The buffalo races in Chonburi first took place in 1912 for Thai King Rama VI. Now the races have evolved into a festival that marks the end of Buddhist Lent and is held on the first full moon of the 11th lunar month (either October or November). Thousands of people come to Chonburi, about 90 minutes from Bangkok, for the races and carnival midway.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 OCTOBER 2016 - JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A racing buffalo at a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana, Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 OCTOBER 2016 - JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A buffalo racing cart (makepung) goes past a puddle on the track during a buffalo race in Tuwed, Jembrana, Bali. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 OCTOBER 2016 - JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man holds his racing buffalo prepare a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 OCTOBER 2016 - JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man holds his racing buffalo prepare a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BuffaloRacing010.jpg
  • 09 OCTOBER 2016 - JEMBRANA, BALI, INDONESIA: A man holds his racing buffalo prepare a makepung (buffalo race) in Tuwed, Jembrana. Makepung is buffalo racing in the district of Jembrana, on the west end of Bali. The Makepung season starts in July and ends in November. A man sitting in a small cart drives a pair of buffalo bulls around a track cut through rice fields in the district. It's a popular local past time that draws spectators from across western Bali.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BuffaloRacing009.jpg
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