Pacu Jawi, the crazy festival in Sumatra, Indonesia

The Pacu Jawi is a curious Indonesian festival which sees fearless competitors dragged through muddy paddy fields while clinging onto the tails of two charging cows

The animals are outfitted with a rudimentary wooden contraption and the jockeys can often find themselves stretched to the extreme as the beasts pull apart in opposite directions

With their hands busy holding on tight, jockeys encourage their steeds to go faster by biting their tails. The race allows sellers to show off their bulls to potential buyers

The tradition has been around for hundreds of years and celebrates the end of the rice harvest season

They also perform traditional dances to the sound of songs and instruments

The location of the celebration changes every time but most of the time its take place in the middle of nowhere