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Tamil Nadu celebrates first 'Jallikattu' of 2025 | See in pics

Jallikattu 2025: Jallikattu is an age-old bull-taming event celebrated mostly in Tamil Nadu as part of Pongal celebrations. In Jallikattu, a bull is released into a crowd of people, and participants in the event try to grab the large hump on the bull's back, attempting to bring the bull to a stop.

sheenu-sharma Edited By: Sheenu Sharma @@20sheenu [Updated: January 04, 2025 12:50 IST]
  • A man tries to take control of a bull as he participates in the Jallikattu event at Alanganallur.
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    A man tries to take control of a bull as he participates in the Jallikattu event at Alanganallur.
  • Tamil Nadu Commercial Tax and Registration Minister B Murthy Mukurtha lays Muhurtha Kaal (Tall bamboo stick), symbolising the beginning of the Jallikattu festival, at Avaniyapuram.
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    Tamil Nadu Commercial Tax and Registration Minister B Murthy Mukurtha lays Muhurtha Kaal (Tall bamboo stick), symbolising the beginning of the Jallikattu festival, at Avaniyapuram.
  • People participate in the Jallikattu event in Madurai district.
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    People participate in the Jallikattu event in Madurai district.
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  • Jallikattu being held at Thatchankurichi village in Gandarvakottai taluk, Pudukkottai.
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    Jallikattu being held at Thatchankurichi village in Gandarvakottai taluk, Pudukkottai.
  • People try to take control of a bull as they participate in Jallikattu event organised as part of Pongal celebrations at Palamedu.
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    People try to take control of a bull as they participate in Jallikattu event organised as part of Pongal celebrations at Palamedu.
  • People participate in Jallikattu event as part of Pongal celebrations in Coimbatore.
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    People participate in Jallikattu event as part of Pongal celebrations in Coimbatore.
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  • People try to take control of a bull as they participate in the Jallikattu event as part of the Pongal celebrations in Trichy.
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    People try to take control of a bull as they participate in the Jallikattu event as part of the Pongal celebrations in Trichy.
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