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2014 Alanganallur Jallikattu 16Jan2014 OR 16 January 2014
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After losing several bulls that ran out of jallikattu arenas over the years, bull owners have now turned to technology to ensure they don't lose their prized animals. Now, a GPS gadget attached to the bulls will help their owners track them on an Android mobile phone.
A group of bull owners from Sivaganga and Trichy will use the GPS equipment, which will be tied around the bulls' neck, when they enter the jallikattu arena. With the bulls costing between 75,000 and 2.5 lakh, their owners are not ready to take chances.
allikattu (Tamil: சல்லிகட்டு, callikaṭṭtu) or, the Old Tamil phrasees eruthazhuvuthal (Tamil: ஏறுதழுவல், ērutazhuval) or manju viraṭṭu (Tamil: மஞ்சு விரட்டு), is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day.
Annually, jallikattu is held from January to July, played first in world-famous Palamedu, near Madurai on January 15 followed by "Alanganallur-jallikattu" in Alanganallur, near Madurai on 16 January. There is a specific breed of cattle bred for this purpose known as Jellicut and from the place of a big breeder Pulikulam (புலிகுளம், pulikuḷam).[1]
2014 Alanganallur Jallikattu 16Jan2014 Part 1 - YouTube
Related Info:
After losing several bulls that ran out of jallikattu arenas over the years, bull owners have now turned to technology to ensure they don't lose their prized animals. Now, a GPS gadget attached to the bulls will help their owners track them on an Android mobile phone.
A group of bull owners from Sivaganga and Trichy will use the GPS equipment, which will be tied around the bulls' neck, when they enter the jallikattu arena. With the bulls costing between 75,000 and 2.5 lakh, their owners are not ready to take chances.
allikattu (Tamil: சல்லிகட்டு, callikaṭṭtu) or, the Old Tamil phrasees eruthazhuvuthal (Tamil: ஏறுதழுவல், ērutazhuval) or manju viraṭṭu (Tamil: மஞ்சு விரட்டு), is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day.
Annually, jallikattu is held from January to July, played first in world-famous Palamedu, near Madurai on January 15 followed by "Alanganallur-jallikattu" in Alanganallur, near Madurai on 16 January. There is a specific breed of cattle bred for this purpose known as Jellicut and from the place of a big breeder Pulikulam (புலிகுளம், pulikuḷam).[1]
2014 Alanganallur Jallikattu 16Jan2014 Part 1 - YouTube
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