Sixty-four people sustained injuries at jallikattu events held at Thirukkanoorpatti near Thanjavur and Manjampatti near Manapparai in Tiruchi district on Saturday.
Forty bull tamers sustained injuries at the jallikattu organised as part of Saint Anthoniyar Pongal Festival at Thirukkanoorpatti. Two bulls died after they collided against each other and another animal sustained injury on its front leg during the event.
More than 500 bulls and around 400 tamers took part in the event which commenced at around 7 a.m. on Madhakovil street, Thirukkanoorpatti in the presence of Thirukkanoorpatti Parish priest S. Bernard and was flagged off by Thanjavur Revenue Divisional Officer Nithya.
The bulls, which cleared the medical test, were released from beneath the special platform put up on Madhakovil street and they ran through the 100 metre coir-spread street towards Saint Anthoniyar Church, dogging the efforts of the tamers trying to hold on to their humps for 25 to 50 metres.
All injured persons were treated by the emergency medical team that was present at the venue, sources said.
At Manjampatti, 24 persons were injured during the jallikattu. A total of 872 bulls were released during the event with 312 men participating. Twenty four persons, 11 tamers, eight bull owners and five spectators were injured. Among the injured a bull owner was referred to the government hospital. The remaining were treated as outpatients at the venue, according to police sources.
Published – February 14, 2026 07:30 pm IST
