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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Many of them have won prizes in Jallikattu,” Sivaganesh explains, “By showcasing them, we want to remind urban audiences that Pongal is more than just new clothes and sugarcane. Bulls are ...

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 ...

Seven people – six spectators and a bull owner – and two bulls died at jallikattu and manjuvirattu events held across TN on the last day of the three-day Pongal festivities on Thursday.

At the Avaniyapuram Jallikattu event, the best bull will be awarded a tractor worth ₹11 lakh, while the best bull-tamer will win a car worth ₹8 lakh. The fervour of the world-renowned ...

Nearly 930 bulls were released on ‘Mattu Pongal’ day at the jallikattu site across 10 rounds. Parthiban of Natham in Dindigul bagged the first prize, a car, after taming 14 bulls, while one ...

The popular Avaniyapuram Jallikattu, bull taming sport, commenced here on Tuesday on the day of harvest festival 'Pongal,' and the owner of the bull to be adjudged the best will get a tractor, and the ...

Families get together on the fourth or Kaanum Pongal Day to have a grand meal. Mayilattam and Kolattam-the traditional folk dances-are performed on this day. Jallikattu (a game involving bulls ...