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All eyes on Alanganallur now

The stage has been set for the world famous jallikattu event to be held at Alanganallur in Madurai district on January 16. Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin will flag off the event, the last of the major jallikattu events held during the Pongal season in Madurai district. Residents and visitors enthusiastically clicked pictures and selfies in front of the ‘vaadivasal’ …

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6 hours, 52 minutes ago

Foreign tourists presented with a slice of Tamil culture, tradition

The Hindu

Tourists from various foreign countries were presented with a slice of Tamil culture and tradition at Kalaignar Centenary Jallikattu Arena in Keezhakarai near Alanganallur in Madurai district, on ‘Mattu’ Pongal. Tourists from the USA, the UK, Australia, France, Belgium and other countries participated at the event organised by Tamil Nadu Tourism. Tony Rimolti and his wife Louis from the UK, …

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In pictures | Madurai’s Avaniapuram Jallikkattu 2025

The Hindu

Madurai, a district in Tamil Nadu known for its significant role in Pongal celebrations, welcomed the festival with enthusiasm. The jallikkattu event at Avaniapuram in Madurai on the first day of Pongal festival ended with the death of a bull tamer on January 14, 2025. The participants try to cease the moment as they try to tame a bull coming …

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1 day, 15 hours ago

Tamil Ndu: Jallikattu begins in Madurai; 1,100 bulls, 900 tamers in fray

Deccan Chronicle

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-tamers.The best bull will be awarded a tractor worth Rs 11 lakhs, while the best bull-tamer will receive a car worth Rs 8 lakhs, alongside other prizes. Without this token, neither bull tamers nor …

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1 day, 22 hours ago

3,800 policemen will be deployed for three major jallikattu events in Madurai

New Indian Express

MADURAI: A total of 3,800 policemen will be deployed at Avaniyapuram, Palamedu and Alanganallur jallikattu events for bandobast duty, said senior police officials from the city and rural limits here on Monday. City Commissioner of Police J Loganathan said around 1,500 policemen will be deployed for the Avaniyapuram jallikattu, which falls on Tuesday. Superintendent of Police BK Arvind said a …

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Transgender and women bull owners will not be sidelined, says Moorthy

The Hindu

Even as Transgender and women bull owners want a better representation to participate in jallikattu events in Madurai district, Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy affirmed that they will indeed get priority on a par with men. Speaking to The Hindu while inspecting the arrangements being made for jallikattu at Alanganallur, he said that over 12,000 bulls and …

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5 days, 16 hours ago

All eyes on the arena: Alanganallur prepares for Jallikattu

The Hindu

S Kittu pulls up his shirt to reveal a scar that runs down his torso. Alanganallur, especially, is of particular interest internationally, since the jallikattu event in the village is being While the Tourism Department has started making arrangements, at Alanganallur, the bulls know it is time. “I usually cook for my large extended family that visits us during the …

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6 days, 7 hours ago

Jallikattu and the men preserving it

The Hindu

On Pongal day in January 2002, Senthil Kumar of Alanganallur was gored to death inside the arena, just a few steps from his house. The family had been rearing jallikattu bulls for long and Senthil Kumar was not only a bull owner but also an accomplished tamer. A bull named ‘unndial,’ the nickname of Senthil, is being trained and would …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bullfight from Harappa to Alanganallur... now at Kalaignar museum in Keelakarai near Madurai

The Hindu

With just two weeks more to go for the three most important jallikattu events to take place in Madurai, there has been a renewed interest at the museum that traces the history of bull fight right from Harappa to Alanganallur at the Kalaignar Centenary Eru Thazhuvuthal Arangam at Keelakarai. The museum apart from the stunning contemporary wall sculpture or relief …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Watch | Meet Madurai’s women jallikattu bull rearers

The Hindu

In the world of jallikattu, where bravery meets tradition, three remarkable women share their experiences as bull rearers. Dhivya Dharsini, a fearless bull owner in Alanganallur, defied conventions with her bold entry into the vaadivasal, the arena of jallikattu. Selvarani is affectionately known as the ‘jallikattu bull lady’ in Sennagarampatti village in Melur. With smaller jallikattu tournaments taking place post-Pongal, …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Udhayanidhi Stalin visits Madurai woman who donated land for government school’s development

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu Sports Development and Youth Welfare Minister Udayanidhi Stalin visited the residence of U. Pooranam, in Surya Nagar in Madurai, to thank her for donating land for the development of a government school in Othakadai, Kodikulam in Madurai district, here on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Mr. Udayanidhi Stalin, who was here to inaugurate the world famous jallikattu at Alanganallur, …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Flags Off Madurai's Famous Alanganallur Jallikattu

ABP News

Udhayanidhi Stalin, the Sports Minister of Tamil Nadu, flagged off the Jallikattu bull-taming sport in the renowned Alanganallur of Madurai district on Wednesday. According to ANI, Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin flags off the bull-taming sport Jallikattu. #WATCH | Tamil Nadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin flags off the bull-taming sport Jallikattu pic.twitter.com/CpjmLbtU7Y — ANI January 17, 2024 Winners of …

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1 year ago

Tamil Nadu: 45 people injured during Jallikattu in Madurai

India TV News

At least 45 people, including two police personnel, were injured during the famous bull-taming Jallikattu event in Madurai on Monday. Earlier in the day, the Jallikattu competition, a bull-taming sport, began in Avaniyapuram village in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district amid much cheering from the crowd. Jallikattu, a traditional sport in Tamil Nadu, involves the embracing of bulls and is typically …

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1 year ago

Jallikattu 2024: Over 12,000 bulls, 4,500 bull tamers enlisted for festival in Tamil Nadu's Madurai

India TV News

Jallikattu festival 2024: Ahead of the upcoming Jallikattu competitions that are going to be held in Madurai, close to the local harvest festival Pongal, a consultative meeting on the scheduled bull-taming events was held at the Madurai District Collectorate under the leadership of state minister Moorthy on Thursday. Jallikattu is a popular bull-embracing sport traditionally played in Tamil Nadu during …

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1 year, 11 months ago

In the land of the raging bull: Alanganallur on the day of jallikattu

The Hindu

It is a day before the Jallikattu event at Alanganallur and 18-year-old V Sneha is tending to the cows at her house. Sneha began rearing bulls for Alanganallur jallikattu five years ago, hot off the jallikattu protests in 2017. The first year she released her bull into the arena, she was showered with gifts from the jallikattu organising committee as …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Udhayanidhi Stalin flags off Jallikattu in Madurai day after two deaths

Hindustan Times

Tamil Nadu sports minister Udhayanidhi Stalin flagged off the bull-taming sport ‘Jallikattu’ in Madurai’s Alanganallur on Tuesday. District collector Aneesh Sekhar told news agency ANI that security arrangements have been arranged for the smooth and safe conduct of Jallikattu after two persons, including a bull tamer, were killed in separate Jallikattu events on Monday. Aravind Raj, 26, who tamed nine …

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1 year, 11 months ago

In Pictures | In pursuit of raging jallikattu bulls

The Hindu

As the Supreme Court’s verdict on a batch of petitions that challenge the constitutional validity of the law permitting the conduct of jallikattu in Tamil Nadu is awaited, the year’s first jallikattu in the State was conducted on January 8 at Thatchankurichi village in Pudukottai district. The Thatchankurichi jallikattu which was earlier slated on January 6 was postponed at the …

Tamil Nadu Tiruchi Held Madurai District Village Event

2 years ago

Jallikattu | Bullish on sport, now safety too

The Hindu

It is that time of the year again: the paddy has just been harvested, the stems of sugar cane have been freshly cut, fresh milk and rice boil in pots and the bulls somehow know it’s their time. In Madurai, both the animals and tamers have been selected through a computer-based lot system to restrict the number of bulls even …

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2 years ago

Will invite T.N. CM for Alanganallur jallikattu, says Minister Moorthy

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister will be invited to come and witness the famous jallikattu in Alanganallur in Madurai district, said P. Moorthy, TN Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy on Friday. Mr. Moorthy said that Minister for Sports Development and Youth Welfare Udhayanidhi Stalin had already given his consent to participate in the event. The Minister said that …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Grand arena for jallikattu near Madurai expected to be complete by 2024, says Minister

The Hindu

Minister for Public Works Department and Highways E.V. Velu, accompanied by Minister for Commercial Taxes and Registration P. Moorthy, on Sunday inspected the land at Keelakarai near Alanganallur where a grand arena to host jallikattu, the bull taming sport, will come up. The construction works would be expedited and the arena would be put to use before 2024 as per …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Three arrested for kidnapping, attempting to murder finance firm employee in Coimbatore

The Hindu

The Race Course police in Coimbatore have arrested three persons on charges of attempting to murder an employee of a private finance firm in a moving car, after kidnapping him from the busy VOC Grounds at knife point in the broad daylight. Mr. Sonaimuthu, a native of Alanganallur in Madurai, works as the area sales manager of a private finance …

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2 years, 11 months ago

16-year-old Madurai girl to release bull at Alanganallur Jallikattu

India Today

The stage is set for the famous Jallikattu sport. Breaking the stereotype, 16-year-old Sneha is all set to release her bull from Vadivasal. Sneha is much respected in her village as she single-handedly takes care of Ariyamalai, a full-grown bull. Since then, I’ve been taking care of the bull,” said Sneha. HOW SNEHA TENDS TO THE BULL To take care …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Of lives, limbs and the bull run

The Hindu

Life turned into a nightmare for P. Gurusamy, a 70-year-old resident of Uchaparambumedu in Madurai, after he attended a jallikattu event that was held at Avaniapuram during Pongal last year. Drop in deaths There has been a significant drop in the number of deaths that have occurred inside the arena during the jallikattu events held at the three popular venues …

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4 years ago

Rahul Gandhi to watch jallikattu at Avaniyapuram today

The Hindu

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will arrive here on Thursday to watch a jallikattu event scheduled for the same day at Avaniyapuram here. “Mr Gandhi is coming on an invitation from the Avaniyapuram jallikattu organising committee,” said Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore. Meanwhile, Minister for Cooperation Sellur K. Raju, along with Collector T. Anbalagan and Commissioner of Police Prem Anand Sinha inspected …

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All eyes on Alanganallur now

Foreign tourists presented with a slice of Tamil culture, tradition

In pictures | Madurai’s Avaniapuram Jallikkattu 2025

Tamil Ndu: Jallikattu begins in Madurai; 1,100 bulls, 900 tamers in fray

3,800 policemen will be deployed for three major jallikattu events in Madurai

Transgender and women bull owners will not be sidelined, says Moorthy

All eyes on the arena: Alanganallur prepares for Jallikattu

Jallikattu and the men preserving it

Bullfight from Harappa to Alanganallur... now at Kalaignar museum in Keelakarai near Madurai

Watch | Meet Madurai’s women jallikattu bull rearers

Udhayanidhi Stalin visits Madurai woman who donated land for government school’s development

Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Flags Off Madurai's Famous Alanganallur Jallikattu

Tamil Nadu: 45 people injured during Jallikattu in Madurai

Jallikattu 2024: Over 12,000 bulls, 4,500 bull tamers enlisted for festival in Tamil Nadu's Madurai

In the land of the raging bull: Alanganallur on the day of jallikattu

Udhayanidhi Stalin flags off Jallikattu in Madurai day after two deaths

In Pictures | In pursuit of raging jallikattu bulls

Jallikattu | Bullish on sport, now safety too

Will invite T.N. CM for Alanganallur jallikattu, says Minister Moorthy

Grand arena for jallikattu near Madurai expected to be complete by 2024, says Minister

Three arrested for kidnapping, attempting to murder finance firm employee in Coimbatore

16-year-old Madurai girl to release bull at Alanganallur Jallikattu

Of lives, limbs and the bull run

Rahul Gandhi to watch jallikattu at Avaniyapuram today