Madurai:The popular Jallikattu, the bull-taming sport, began on a grand note at Avaniyapuram on Sunday in Madurai. The event will take place in Madurai's Avaniyapuram today, on Monday in Palamedu, and on Tuesday in Alanganallur. Jallikattu, which was conducted in Tamil Nadu as part of Pongal celebrations, is a sport where a bull is let loose among a crowd and people participating in the sport are supposed to take control of the bull by holding on to its hump as long as they can.
Madurai District Collector Aneesh Sekhar said, "For Avaniyapuram, we have made all arrangements for the smooth conduct of Jallikattu. Ensuring the safety of bulls as well as players, three levels of barricading are put in to ensure that bulls play in the play arena and spectators are also protected." "We'll follow all regulations of the Supreme Court as well as the Government of Tamil Nadu," he added.
As per the direction of the High Court, only 25 players are to participate at one time. "We're expecting 300 players and more than 800 players to participate for this time," the District Collector said. Thousands of visitors from various districts come to watch the match. Due to this, scores of policemen were engaged in security arrangements under the supervision of Police Commissioner Narendran Nair. Ten medical teams, emergency ambulances, separate ambulances for bulls and fire department vehicles were kept on standby for emergency medical needs.