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Kangayam: Jallikattu (Or Sallikkattu), Also Known As Eru Thazhuvuthal and Manju Virattu, Is A

Jallikattu is a traditional Indian sport practiced in Tamil Nadu where participants try to grab onto the hump of a bull with both arms and hang on as long as possible while the bull attempts to escape. Participants must hold on to stop the bull or in some cases ride it long enough to remove flags from its horns. It is typically celebrated as part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day in Tamil Nadu.

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Kangayam: Jallikattu (Or Sallikkattu), Also Known As Eru Thazhuvuthal and Manju Virattu, Is A

Jallikattu is a traditional Indian sport practiced in Tamil Nadu where participants try to grab onto the hump of a bull with both arms and hang on as long as possible while the bull attempts to escape. Participants must hold on to stop the bull or in some cases ride it long enough to remove flags from its horns. It is typically celebrated as part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day in Tamil Nadu.

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Jallikattu (or Sallikkattu), also known as Eru thazhuvuthal and Manju virattu, is a

traditional sport in which a Bos indicus bull, commonly of the Kangayam breed,[2] is released
into a crowd of people. Multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump of the bull
with both arms and hang on to it while the bull attempts to escape. Participants hold the hump for
as long as possible, attempting to bring the bull to a stop. In some cases, participants must ride
long enough to remove flags on the bull's horns.[3][4]
Jallikattu is typically practiced in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations
on Mattu Pongal day.

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