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 ...

In Pictures | Tamil Nadu’s first jallikattu of 2025 kicks off in Thatchankurichi The year’s first jallikattu gets underway at Thatchankurichi village in Pudukkottai district on January 4, 2025.

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 ...

The family had been rearing jallikattu bulls for long and Senthil Kumar was not only a bull owner but also an accomplished tamer. Today, Senthil’s portrait is up on the wall and Saraswathi ...

This year at the Jallikattu festival, 1,000 bulls and 500 bull-taming participants have registered for the event. Over 10 rounds, 50 participants are allowed in each round. The top performers from ...

Bull tamers compete fiercely at the Palamedu jallikattu event in Madurai, with over 200 bulls released so far. Participants and bull owners receive prizes like gold coins and bicycles. Medical ...

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, on Tuesday. (PTI) The event saw the ...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 14 (ANI): The world-renowned three-day Jallikattu event in Tamil Nadu's Madurai kicked off on Tuesday, with Avaniyapuram village holding its first-day event ...

The Avaniyapuram jallikattu event in Madurai turned tragic as a bull tamer, Naveen Kumar, 22, was gored to death and 75 others sustained injuries. Chief minister M K Stalin announced a ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...