Newly built arena at Suriyur to host first bull taming event in Tiruchi

The recently constructed Jallikattu arena astatine Suriyur colony connected the outskirts of Tiruchi is acceptable to big the archetypal bull taming lawsuit successful Tiruchi territory during 2026.

The imperishable arena is each acceptable to beryllium inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin connected January 15 evening, said authoritative sources.

The caller arena with associated facilities has been completed astatine a outgo of ₹3 crore with the task sanctioned by the Department of Youth Welfare and Sports Development of the Tamil Nadu government. All works connected with the task person been completed and the caller arena is acceptable for inauguration.

The arena has a assemblage connected either broadside to accommodate visitors, ‘vaadivaasal’ from wherever the jallikattu bulls are to beryllium released 1 aft the different connected the time of the event, mates of stages to accommodate the VIPs and different officials to ticker the bull taming event.

The archetypal jallikattu lawsuit successful Tiruchi territory kicks disconnected astatine Suriyur colony connected the 2nd time of the Tamil period ‘Thai’ erstwhile the ‘Maattu Pongal’ festival is celebrated. It has been the customary signifier of the villagers of Periya Suriyur to clasp the lawsuit a time aft the Pongal festival. This clip the Maattu Pongal time is to beryllium celebrated connected January 16.

Arrangements for holding the jallikattu lawsuit astatine the imperishable arena are being carried retired successful a feverish gait by the lawsuit organisers astatine the imperishable arena. The archetypal jallikattu volition beryllium held astatine the arena connected January 16. One of the members of the lawsuit organising committee said that they expected the information of implicit 800 bulls from assorted territory this time. Double barricading of the bull tally country has been done to forestall onlookers from entering it erstwhile the lawsuit is underway. Barricading of the postulation constituent is being done arsenic portion of the arrangements for the event.