11 Pictures Of Bull Fighting During The Pongal Harvest In South India
The Pongal Harvest is an annual three-day celebration in Tamil Nadu. On Jan. 16, the last day, people came from all over to watch the ancient event of the Tamils called Jallikattu aka “taming the bull.”
A bull charges out from an enclosure during the bull-taming event in Alanganallur on Jan. 16.
Bull tamers try to control a bull during the bull-taming sport called Jallikattu.
A villager tries to control a bull during a bull-taming festival on the outskirts of Madurai town.
Bull tamers try to control a bull in Alanganallur.
A bull tamers tries to control a bull during the Jallikattu in Alanganallur.
A bull tamers holds a bull by the horn during Jallikattu in Alanganallur.
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SamTheEagle 4 months agoAlso, aren’t cows sacred to Hindus? So they wouldn’t be that horrible to them
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SamanthaWard 4 months agoSamTheEagle is correct, this is a very different thing from the “traditional” bull fight. These bulls are taken well care of before and after the Eruthazhuvuthal. Sure, the chase itself is probably stressful for them, but it rarely does physical harm to the bulls. On the other hand; people are injured and some times killed every year during this event. Don’t misunderstand me, I am absolutely disgusted by animal cruelty especially in the name of sport or tradition, but these bulls have it a hell of a lot better than some people do.
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SamTheEagle 4 months ago
This isn’t really bull fighting is it, as in bull fighting in Spain where the bull gets slowly stabbed to death. This is more bull teasing, or bull headlocking. At least the bull doesn’t die, and is about five times as strong as these Indian guys, so I doubt they win very often.
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