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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A particularly irate bull tore through his skin one winter morning at a jallikattu tournament in the year 2000. “I was almost killed,” recalls the 43-year-old bull tamer, who has now retired.

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 ...

Madurai: 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 ...