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 ...

Jallikattu is a bull-taming sport that has traditionally been part of the festival of Pongal. However, the practice has long been contested, with animal rights groups and the courts concerned over ...

Trichy: A total of 31 people were injured in the jallikattu organized near Manapparai on Sunday in which 600 bulls and 300 tamers participated. The event commenced in the morning on the ground in ...

The centuries-old bull-taming tradition, Jallikattu, commenced on Tuesday January 14, 2024 in Avaniyapuram, Madurai, marking the start of the state's Pongal celebrations. IMAGE: A participant ...

People go to the rooftops to get a good view The local residents of Palamedu in Madurai district were seen perched on their terraces and parapets to catch a glimpse of the jallikattu event held on ...

People try to tame a bull as they participate in the 'Jallikattu' event as part of 'Pongal' celebrations, at Avaniyapuram in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. People try to tame a bull as they ...

Over 50 persons were injured in the jallikattu organised at Puthupatti village in Tiruchi district and at Kattupatti village in Pudukottai district on Sunday. The event at Puthupatti saw the ...

The highly anticipated Jallikattu festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, officially began on Tuesday, with the first-day event held at Avaniyapuram village. The event, which features a thrilling display ...

MADURAI: With Avaniyapuram all set to host the first jallikattu event of the season on January 14, it is all ‘bulls’ and whistles in Madurai city, with bull tamers, owners and officials on ...

The Avaniyapuram Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu's bull taming sport, kicked off in Madurai on Makar Sankranti. The event, which marks the harvest festival 'Pongal,' offers a tractor for the best bull and ...

The world-renowned three-day Jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu's Madurai kicked off on Tuesday, with Avaniyapuram village holding its first-day event which features 1,100 bulls and 900 bull-tamers.