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Tamil Nadu: Two die during Manjuvirattu event in Madurai
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Two individuals died in separate incidents during a Manjuvirattu event held at Uranganpatti village near Melur in Madurai district on Wednesday, officials said.
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Tamil Nadu: Bull owners intensify training ahead of Jallikattu in Senguric
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bull owners have intensified the training routines of their bulls ahead of Jallikattu festival celebrations in the Sengurichi Village in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli.
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TN: Over 12,000 bulls, 4,500 bull tamers enlisted for Jallikattu competiti
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Ahead of the upcoming Jallikattu competitions that are going to be held in Madurai, close to the local harvest festival Pongal, a consultative meeting on the scheduled bull-taming events was held at the Madurai District Collectorate under the leadership of state minister Moorthy on Thursday.
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Jallikattu festival begins in Sri Lanka's Trincomalee
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Thonadaman who hails from Tamil Nadu's Sivagangai district and in charge of organising the event said that Pongal is one of the popular festivals celebrated by the Tamil community worldwide.
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Bull taming sport 'Jallikattu' to begin on January 15 in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Preparations are in full swing in Tamil Nadu for the traditional bull taming sport 'Jallikattu'. The Jallikattu event in Madurai will be held for three days, beginning on January 15.
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Transgender Keertana ready with her bulls for upcoming Jallikattu
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Keertana, a transgender from Madurai, is training eight bulls for the upcoming Jallikattu festival. For the last four years, Keertana has dedicated herself to this cause. Two other members from the transgender community are helping Keertana in the maintenance of the bulls.
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Man arrested for attacking bulls with stick during Jallikattu festival in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 20 (ANI): Police have arrested a man for attacking bulls with a stick in Palamedu Jallikattu in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu, said V Baskaran, Madurai Superintendent of Police (SP) on Thursday.
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On duty Tamil Nadu cop injured during Jallikattu festival
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 17 (ANI): A Tamil Nadu policeman, deployed on duty in the Alanganallur Jallikattu festival, was injured on Monday when a bull charged at him.
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Madurai transgender trains bulls for Jallikattu
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 29 (ANI): Spreading a message of gender equality, a brave transgender from Madurai is training six bulls for the upcoming Jallikattu festival in Tamil Nadu.
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52 participants injured in Madurai's Jallikattu event
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 16 (ANI): 14 people among 52 who suffered injuries during the Jallikattu festival at Alanganallur in Madurai on Saturday amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, were admitted to Hospital for treatment.
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TN: Over 2,000 bulls to particpate in Jallikattu in Madurai
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): As Madurai gears up for Jallikattu , scores of bulls from various places of the Tamil Nadu have been brought here to participate in the competition.
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Jallikattu competitions to be held from Jan 15-Jan 31 in Madurai district
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The government on Friday announced that Jallikattu competitions will be held from January 15 to January 31 in Madurai district.
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