IN PICS: Traditional Jallikattu Thrills Crowds In Tamil Nadu's Madurai

The popular bull-taming sport 'Jallikattu' was conducted as part of the three-day harvest festival, 'Pongal.'

Jallikattu is conducted particularly on the third day of Pongal, known as Mattu Pongal.

As the bulls, adorned with sandal paste, charged out of the 'Vadivasal'—the entrance to the sporting arena from the animal enclosure—enthusiastic young men eagerly attempted to grab hold of the bull's hump one after another. (Credit: PTI)

On January 15, Jallikattu was held at Madurai's Palamedu. On January 16, Jallikattu will be held at Alanganallur. (Credit: PTI)