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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) has floated a tender inviting bids for construction of a Chief Minister’s Mini Stadium-Jallikattu Arena at Suriyur near Tiruchi ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

Seven persons, mostly spectators and a bull owner, died in the jallikattu and manjuvirattu events held across Tamil Nadu on Kaanum Pongal day, police said on Friday. Two bulls too died in separate ...

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 ...

Amparo, a former pilot from Spain, said she thoroughly enjoyed participating in the Pongal celebrations. District tourism officer S M Sri Balamurgan stated that the Jallikattu arena was chosen for ...