Jallikattu was inaugurated on Thursday as part of the annual Pongal celebrations, with the first leg of the traditional bull-taming sport being held at Avaniyapuram in Madurai district. Over a thousand bulls and hundreds of tamers are taking part in the event.
State Minister P Moorthy inaugurated the event by flagging off at Avaniyapuram at 7.30 am in the presence of Madurai district collector KJ Praveen Kumar and others. The event will go on till evening.