Sri Lanka hosts ‘Jallikattu’ for first time
Jan 07, 2024
Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), Jan 07 (ANI): Sri Lanka hosted its first Jallikattu in Triconmalee, with the country’s Eastern Province Governor Senthil Thondaman and Malaysia’s member of parliament Saravanan Murugan flagged off the event on January 06. More than 200 bulls and more than 100 bull tamers will participate in the Jallikattu competition.. Jallikattu is a popular bull-embracing sport traditionally played in Tamil Nadu during the Pongal harvest festival in the second week of January. The traditional sport is practised annually and is quite popular in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, especially in Madurai. tion.