Jallikattu 2024: 7 stunning pictures from the bull-taming sport

Jallikattu is also called 'Eruthazhuvuthal' and is one of the ancient sports played as part of the Tamil harvest festival Pongal. This adrenaline pumping bull-taming game is played in many parts of Tamil Nadu with great zeal. In the game, the participants display their valour and masculinity by controlling a ferocious bull. Here are some pictures from this year's bull-taming sport...

Three men try to take control of a bull as they participate in the Jallikattu in Madurai.

People participate in a Jallikattu event at Palamedu in Madurai.

Youngsters try to tame the bull in a Jallikattu event at Palamedu in Madurai.

A participant struggles to bring a bull under control in the Jallikattu event in  Madurai.

A participant tries to tackle a bull in a Jallikattu event at Periya Suriyur in Tiruchirappalli.

People try to take control of a bull as they participate in the Jallikattu event at Avaniyapuram in Madurai.

A participant tries to take control of a bull during the Jallikattu event at Alanganallur in Madurai.