SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -bullfighting. …“running of the bulls, ‘’ called jallikattu, occurs among the Tamil of southern India as part of the annual Hindu festival of Pongal.)

Detailed explanation-2: -Also known as ‘Eru Thazhuvuthal’ and ‘Mancuvirattu’, Jallikattu started in full swing in three villages of Tamil Nadu’s Madurai on Sunday. The sport is played during the Pongal-harvest time in mid-January.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jallikatu is a traditional game of Tamil Nadu in which a bull is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull’s back with both arms and hold on to it while the bull attempts to escape.