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Also known as Manju virattu, Eru thazhuvuthal, Sallikkattu

Jallikattu (or Sallikkattu), also known as Eru Taḻuvuṭal and Manju-virattu, is a traditional event in which a zebu bull (Bos indicus), such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and many people attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's back with both arms and hang on to it while the bull attempts to escape. They hold the hump for as long as possible, attempting to bring the bull to a stop. In some cases, they must ride long enough to remove flags on the bull's horns or cross a finish line.

Key facts

Sport.name
Jallikattu
Sport.image
Jallikattu.game madurai.jpg
Sport.imagesize
300px
Sport.caption
Jallikattu being played in Madurai in 2021
Sport.nickname
;
Sport.union
Tamil Nadu Jallikattu Federation Local organising committees
Sport.first
600 –100 BCE
Sport.region
Tamil Nadu, India
Sport.contact
Yes
Sport.team
No teams, single competitors
Sport.mgender
No
Sport.type
Traditional sport
Sport.venue
Open ground
Sport.olympic
No
Sport.paralympic
No

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • ''Jallikattu'' venues
  • Variants and rules
  • Breeding
  • Training and preparation
  • Training
  • Preparation
  • Animal rights concerns
  • Ban, protests and authorization
  • Timeline of the legal battle against the performance
  • Jallikattu Premier League
  • In popular culture
  • See also
  • References
  • Works cited
  • External links

Jallikattu (or Sallikkattu), also known as Eru Taḻuvuṭal and Manju-virattu, is a traditional event in which a zebu bull (Bos indicus), such as the Pulikulam or Kangayam breeds, is released into a crowd of people, and many people attempt to grab the large hump on the bull's back with both arms and hang on to it while the bull attempts to escape. They hold the hump for as long as possible, attempting to bring the bull to a stop. In some cases, they must ride long enough to remove flags on the bull's horns or cross a finish line.

Jallikattu is typically practised in some regions of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, specifically in southern Tamil Nadu, as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day, which occurs annually in January.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jallikattu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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