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Three spectators were gored to decease by raging bulls during the manjuvirattu (bull chase) lawsuit astatine Araliparai successful Sivaganga successful southbound Tamil Nadu connected Monday (March 2, 2026).
As much than 600 bulls, which were released, charged done the venue, men, women and children spectators perched atop adjacent hillocks witnessed the yearly event. Police said 3 spectators, including an crystal pick vendor, a migrant worker, mislaid their lives, and 95 others were injured aft being gored by the bulls.
The lawsuit was conducted arsenic portion of Bala Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple’s (situated connected a tiny hill) Masi Magam festival celebrations. For implicit 200 years, the manjuvirattu is being organised connected the 10th time of the festival.
A full of 128 bulls from Sivaganga, Dindigul, Theni, Pudukkottai, Madurai and Tiruchi districts were released from the vadi-vasal (entry point). More than 70 bull tamers participated successful the event. Additionally, implicit 500 bulls were released successful surrounding fields.
The lawsuit turned fatal erstwhile bulls gored 3 individuals who were identified arsenic Sundararajan, 34, of Pudukkottai district, Ramanathan, 23, of Madurai territory and Jamalal Ji, 55, of Rajasthan.
Further, 95 radical were injured. Medical camps acceptable up astatine the tract provided archetypal treatment, portion 18 individuals with terrible injuries were rushed to Sivaganga and Singampunari authorities hospitals for precocious care.
