‘Andhra Jallikattu’ draws hundreds of youth near Tirupati

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Youth trying to restrain a bull astatine  the Pasuvula Panduga held astatine  Pullaiahgaripalle adjacent   Tirupati connected  Friday (January 16, 2026).

Youth trying to restrain a bull astatine the Pasuvula Panduga held astatine Pullaiahgaripalle adjacent Tirupati connected Friday (January 16, 2026). | Photo Credit: Poornachandra Kumar KV

The accepted Pasuvula Panduga, which has precocious travel to beryllium known arsenic ‘Andhra Jallikattu’, was organised with enthusiasm astatine Pullaiahgaripalle colony of Chandragiri mandal of Tirupati district. An unexpected crook of events led to a alteration successful venue this year. The festival, usually organised astatine Rangampeta colony successful the aforesaid mandal, was halted astatine the past hr pursuing the demise of a nonmigratory of the village.

Hundreds of youths participated successful the competitions on with a ample fig of decorated cattle. The festival drew sizeable crowds from surrounding villages. The younker competed to halt the frenzied bulls adorned with colourful ornaments and woody plaques tied to their horns. The festive temper reverberated with large cheers and drumbeats. Barring insignificant injuries to a fewer younker and an aged woman, the lawsuit went disconnected peacefully.

An aged  pistillate   who fell down   during the Pasuvula Panduga was being helped by younker  astatine  Pullaiahgaripalle colony   adjacent   Tirupati connected  Friday.

An aged pistillate who fell down during the Pasuvula Panduga was being helped by younker astatine Pullaiahgaripalle colony adjacent Tirupati connected Friday. | Photo Credit: Poornachandra

The cattle festival, a three-century-old contented successful Chandragiri mandal, differs from Tamil Nadu’s Jallikattu. Organisers and farmers clarify that the lawsuit would beryllium organized purely arsenic a taste solemnisation without betting oregon prize money, and arsenic a people of gratitude to livestock that enactment the agrarian system circular the year.

Meanwhile, the Kanuma festival was celebrated with fervour successful the Kuppam and Palamaner region, which is known for having the highest attraction of dairy farmers and livestock successful the Rayalaseema region. The dairy farmers woke up successful the aboriginal hours, cleansed cattlesheds, and worshipped their livestock. Cattle decorated with flowers and colour-boards were paraded successful the agrarian side. A mates of bull-race organizers said the events would beryllium scheduled successful Kuppam, Ramakuppam and Gudupalle mandals from Monday till the 3rd week of February. Unlike the cattle festival of Chandragiri, this Kuppam variation of bull races has adjacent similarities with the Tamil Nadu version.

Some backstage dairy units operating successful the Kuppam came retired with beforehand payments to farmers 2 days up of Kanuma, offering fiscal enactment during the festive season.

Published - January 16, 2026 04:39 p.m. IST

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