Avaniyapuram, Jan 5: Preparations are in full swing in Tamil Nadu for the traditional bull taming sport 'Jallikattu'.

The Jallikattu event in Madurai will be held for three days, beginning on January 15.

First-day, Jallikattu event will be held on January 15 in Avaniyapuram, followed by January 16 in Palamedu and January 17 in Alanganallur, Madurai District Collector Sangeetha, M.S Sangeetha informed.

The Bull training is underway in Avaniyapuram in Madurai for the Jallikattu event.

As part of the preparations for the awaited event, people painted their houses afresh to begin the centuries-old practice.

Jallikattu is an age-old event celebrated mostly in the state of Tamil Nadu as part of Pongal celebrations.

In the age-old practice, a bull is released into a crowd of people and participants of the event try to grab the large hump on the bull's back, attempting to bring the bull to stop.

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