Madurai (Tamil Nadu): Madurai is all set to celebrate Jallikattu with people prepping their bulls for the annual traditional bull-taming sport, with the first event being held at the district's Avaniapuram village followed by Palamedu and Alanganallur Panchayat towns in Tamil Nadu.
Darshini, a Class IX student, has for the past four years, been training a bull owned by her family for the annual spectacle.
Describing her relationship with the bull, Darshini's relative said, "She cannot tolerate if the bull is in discomfort. She does not care about winning or losing."
"I have been participating in the festival since I was 10-years-old, and I have been working with this bull for the past four years. I don't like to address him as a bull because I feel that he is a part of the family. I feed him in the morning before leaving for school and feed him again once I come back. He is, otherwise very friendly, but he has a character of his own when he enters the arena", said Darshini while caressing the bull.
