Jallikattu also known as 'Eruthazhuvuthal' is a bull-taming sport played across Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations
Jallikattu has been around for over 2000 years. The event was recorded in ancient literature as ‘Eruthazhuvuthal’.
The sport involves a natively reared stud that is set free inside an arena filled with young participants. The challenge lies in taming the bull with bare hands
Unlike the Spanish bullfighting, the bulls are not killed, but merely 'tamed' during Jallikattu.
The biggest Jallikattu, at Alanganallur, has the tourism department’s patronage. The event also takes place in Avaniapuram and Palamedu of Madurai district and in some villages in surrounding districts like Pudukottai, Tiruchirapalli and Thanjavur.
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