BEHIND THE PHOTO
Wrestlers cover themselves
in mud in order to offer the
opposition a grip to hang
onto, but also as a way to
bless themselves with mud
that they see as holy.
“The colours
are one of the
things that most
interestedme
about this. There
is red everywhere,
the walls are red,
the fighting ring
is red, they wear
red shorts and
they’re covered
in redmud”
