Controversial bull-taming festival is back

Jallikattu gets off to grand start in Madurai as part of Pongal festivities | The News Minute

After mass protests last year against banning the sport, Jallikattu or bull-taming is back this season. It has long been a key part of the harvest festival in Tamil Nadu in south India. Men win prizes if they successfully hold onto the hump of a bull for a certain distance or length of time.