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About 50 persons sustained injuries, seven of them seriously, in the ‘Jallikattu’ held at Alanganallur, Madurai as part of “Pongal” on January 16, 2014. Photo: S. James
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'Foreign tourist guests gallery' at the Alanganallur Jallikattu in Madurai on January 16, 2014. Photo: S. James
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Youth trying to tame a raging bull during Jallikattu event at Alanganallur, Madurai on January 16, 2014. Photo: S. James
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Youth trying to tame a raging bull are tossed into the air during the Avaniyapuram jallikattu in Madurai on January 14, 2014. Photo:S. James
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The horns of a bull being filed to prevent injuries before it enters the sporting track at the Palamedu Jallikattu in Madurai on January 15, 2014. Photo: R. Ashok
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Fed with nutritious diet, the Kangeyam bulls with its raging horns were being trained for the annual jallikattu at Palakurichi village. Photo: M. Moorthy
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It has been the custom of Periya Suriyur village in Tiruchi district to organise the bull taming event on the “Mattu Pongal” day. Photo: M. Moorthy
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The Palakurichi jallikattu event will be held at the sprawling “avarangadu maidanam” on January 16, 2014. The event is jointly organised by four village panchayats — Palakurichi, Kalingipatti, Keeranipatti, and Solagnarpatti. Photo: G. Gnanavelmurugan