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History of Jallikattu.
Jallikattu is believed to be a tradition practiced since at least last 2,500 years
An ancient reference to bull taming is found in a seal discovered at Mohenjodaro, which is dated between 2,500 BC and 1,800 BC.
Cave paintings, as old as 2,500 years, that depicts a man trying to tame a bull, have been found by archeologists.
The sport was also called Eru thazuval or “embracing the bull”.
The term ‘jallikattu,' comes from Tamil terms ‘salli kaasu' which means coins and kattu which means package tied to the horns of bulls as prize money.
Jallikattu in the present form is believed to have played first between 400 to 100 BC.
There are references of people enjoying witnessing and participating in Jallikattu in Silappatikaaram, one of the five great epics of Tamil literature, and two other ancient literary works like Kalithogai and Malaipadukadaam.
#WHATISJALLIKATTU
Jallikattu, in the simplest of terms, is a sport conducted as part of Mattu Pongal, the third day of the four-day-long harvest festival Pongal in Tamil Nadu, India.
The Tamil word 'mattu' means bull, and the third day of Pongal is dedicated to cattle, a key partner in the process of farming.
Bulls get more importance over cows for bulls help farmers to plough their field, pull their cart loaded with goods, and inseminate cows, in turn resulting in production of milk, offspring and preserving indigenous species.
• Temple bulls, usually considered the head of all cattle in a village, are readied for the sport. Temple bulls from different villages are brought to a common arena where the Jallikattu happens.
• The bulls are then freed into a ground, one by one. Participants are to embrace the bull's hump, and try to tame it by bringing the raging bull to a stop, possibly by riding for as long as possible holding its hump.
• The bulls that could be tamed are considered weaker, and are used for domestic purposes by the farmers and the untameable ones -- considered the strongest and most virile -- are used for breeding the cows in many villages.
IMPORTANCE OF JALLIKATTU AND WHY TAMILS ARE SENTIMENTAL ABOUT IT
Jallikattu is key to the farmers. It is a chance for them to flaunt their personal strength, the strength of their bulls, love for their cattle and how well they have looked after them and a chance to find out the most potent bull to breed with their cows.
Jallikattu is not a leisure sport for Tamilis, but a tradition that establishes the identity of hard-working, self-sufficient, powerful Tamil.
Jallikattu also symbolises a cordial man-animal relationship, reads the op-ed. "For the owner, the bull was a member of the family.
Native breeds used in bullfights ensured biodiversity and acted as geographical indicators.
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