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The world- celebrated Alanganallur jallikattu began connected a precocious with bulls and bull tamers vying with 1 different astatine a packed assemblage with overseas tourists and wide nationalist viewing the sports connected Saturday (January 17, 2026).
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin is expected to witnesser the jallikattu successful Alanganallur successful a abbreviated portion from now. The TN Registration and Commercial Taxes Minister P. Moorthy flagged disconnected the lawsuit successful the beingness of Madurai District Collector K J Praveen Kumar.
This year, the victor would locomotion location with a marque caller swanky car arsenic archetypal prize, to beryllium fixed successful the sanction of the Chief Minister, portion the runner up would beryllium fixed a two-wheeler and the 3rd prize would beryllium a e-bike. The proprietor of the champion performing bull would beryllium presented with a tractor, the organisers said.
In Pictures: Bravehearts successful pursuit of raging 'jallikattu' bulls
The tone of the accepted bull taming athletics came to the fore astatine the renowned Jallikattu lawsuit astatine Alanganallur connected January 17, 2026 with scores of ferocious bulls freezing the tamers by displaying their might.
As galore arsenic 465 tamers are participating successful the last lawsuit for the Pongal 2026 play astatine Alanganallur, wherever astir 825 bulls volition beryllium unleashed from the 'Vaadi Vaasal' (entry point) into the arena.
Young tamers jostle to get a clasp of a bull released from the 'vaadivaasal' astatine Thatchankurichi colony successful Pudukkottai territory connected January 3, 2026.
A subordinate attempts to tame a decorated bull during the 'jallikattu' astatine Avaniapuram successful Madurai territory connected January 15, 2026. The lawsuit that began astatine 7 a.m. went connected for astir 12 hours arsenic it concluded astir 7 p.m.
As a bull springs up successful air, young participants effort to tame it during the 'jallikattu' astatine held astatine Periya Suriyur successful Tiruchi territory connected January 16, 2026
A radical of young tamers vie to get clasp of a bull that charges done the crow astatine Avaniapuram successful Madurai connected January 15, 2026.
Giving a pugnacious clip to the participants, a bull knocks 1 of the tamers connected the crushed successful a bid to flight from their clasp during the jallikattu astatine Palamedu successful Madurai territory connected January 16, 2026.
Tamers effort to standard the makeshift assemblage erstwhile a 'jallikattu' bull that was unleashed from 'vaadivaasal' turns backmost waiting to complaint astatine them astatine Avaniapuram colony successful Madurai connected January 15, 2026.
A country during the 'jallikattu' conducted astatine Thatchankurichi colony successful Pudukkottai connected January 3, 2026
A ferocious bull charges astatine the tamers successful Palamedu of Madurai territory connected January 16, 2026.
A raging bull charges retired of 'vaadivaasal' astatine Thatchankurichi successful Pudukottai territory connected January 3, 2026
Tamers unite successful their efforts to instrumentality a jallikattu that is unleashed retired of the ‘vaadivasal’ astatine Palamedu successful Madurai territory connected January 16, 2026.
The newly-constructed imperishable 'jallikattu' arena astatine Suriyur colony hosted Tiruchi district's archetypal bull-taming lawsuit this year, connected January 16, 2025 pursuing inauguration by Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin the erstwhile day.
A country astatine Avaniapuram jallikattu successful Madurai connected January 15, 2026. The lawsuit was mostly escaped of adverse incidents, though astir 60 radical including bull-tamers and spectators sustained insignificant injuries.
Sensing danger, each the tamers ascent up the makeshift barricades portion a bull charges towards them astatine Palamedu jallikattu connected January 16, 2026
A 'jallikattu' bull tries to flight from the grip of a tamer who managed to clasp its hump astatine Avaniapuram successful Madurai connected January 15, 2026
Tamers pursuit a bull arsenic it charges retired of 'vaadivaasal' during 'jallikattu' astatine Periya Suriyur successful Tiruchi territory connected January 16, 2026
While the remainder of the participants effort to determination distant and ascent heights, a brave tamer manages to clasp a bull that jumps up successful aerial astatine Avaniapuram successful Madurai connected January 15, 2026
As galore arsenic 937 bulls and 568 bull-tamers participated successful the 12 rounds of the jallikattu lawsuit conducted astatine Avaniapuram successful Madurai territory connected January 15, 2026
A young tamer astatine play during the accepted bull-taming athletics of 'jallikattu' conducted astatine Thatchankurichi colony successful Pudukottai territory connected January 3, 2026
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Before the start, the organisers, on with the participants, took a pledge to adhere to the rules and not interruption the guidelines to beryllium followed arsenic laid retired by the apex court. The members of the Animal Welfare Board of India are contiguous astatine the venue.
Animal Husbandry section officials person issued tokens to the bull tamers aft examining them. Likewise, the bulls excessively person been subjected to examination, they added.
