The Jallikattu sport, which is believed to be more than 2,000 years old, is extremely popular in Tamil Nadu during the three-day Pongal harvest festival in January in which hundreds of bull ...

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Jallikattu is conducted in narrow by-lanes in small neighborhoods instead of open grounds, as required by the rules. The bulls are not provided a 20-minute rest period, are squeezed sideways and are ...

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The popular Avaniyapuram Jallikattu, a bull taming sport, commenced in Tamil Nadu's Madurai on Tuesday on the day of the harvest festival 'Pongal,' and the owner of the bull to be adjudged the ...

Did you known the term Jallikattu came from two different Tamil words 'Salli' and 'Kattu' which refers to gold or silver coins tied to the bulls' horn. Here are 10 interesting facts you must know ...

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Bull tamers tried to control a bull during the sporting event of the Tamils called Jallikattu, in Palamedu, about 359 miles south of Chennai, India, in 2013. Photo: Arun Sankar K./Associated Press.

With every passing day, the debate around Jallikattu is gathering more momentum and support. Prominent Tamil actors like Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Ajith Kumar, Surya, Vijay and Vishal have ...

Jallikattu coincides with the harvest festival and the second day of Pongal is dedicated to bulls and cows because it is meant to be a thanksgiving of sorts.

The jallikattu bull, named Ramu, is three years old. A Karthick of Kandavarayanpatti in Sivaganga district was raising it on his farm. On Oct 7, 2024, the bull that went for grazing did not return.