Bull Taming Sport 'Jallikattu' Begins In Tamil Nadu’s Madurai Amid Massive Cheering; Pictures Inside

By: Ruddhi Phadke | January 15, 2024

Jallikattu competition, a bull taming sport, begins on 15 January in Avaniyapuram village in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district

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Tamil Nadu celebrating its biggest festival Pongal coinciding with the Makar Sankranti celebrations in north of the country while at the same time Jallikattu festivities in Madurai also begin

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Tamil Nadu: Health check-up of bulls held in Madurai for the Jallikattu competition

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Jallikattu is a popular bull-embracing sport traditionally played in Tamil Nadu during the Pongal harvest festival in the second week of January

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Jallikattu is a popular bull-embracing sport traditionally played in Tamil Nadu during the Pongal harvest festival in the second week of January

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Madurai District Collectorate had earlier informed that a total of 2,400 bulls and 1,318 tamers have been registered for Avaniapuram Jallikattu

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Temple bulls, usually considered the head of all cattle in a village, are prepared for the sport

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Newly built Jallikattu Arena near Alanganallur in Madurai district which is to be inaugurated by Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin later this month

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