Jallikattu is a sport conducted as a part of Mattu Pongal. The Mattu Pongal is the 3rd day of the four-day-long festival Pongal. Jallikattu is typically practised in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations, which occurs annually in January. Jallikattu is a bull-taming sport. The festival is a celebration of nature, and thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest, of which cattle-worship is part. The elite Jallikattu breeds test the strength and guile of farm hands in especially-constructed arenas.

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