Amid speculations of the conduct of this year’s jallikattu events of Madurai district at the newly-constructed jallikattu arena in Keelakarai village, Madurai District Collector M.S. Sangeetha, on Thursday, January 4, has said the events would be held only at the traditional villages this year too.
The annual jallikattu events in Madurai will commence on January 15 and will be held three days, Ms. Sangeetha announced.
As per a press release, Ms. Sangeetha said that the events to be held at Avaniapuram will be conducted on January 15, followed by events at Palamedu on January 16 and finally at Alanganallur on Januar 17.
The Collector said that the jallikattu would be held at traditional places only, as per guidelines that have been followed in the past.
She also said that the rules and regulations to be adhered to by bull tamers would shortly be made known through the respective departments.
