Jallikattu: Bull-baiting sport in Tamil Nadu

Q.  Jallikattu is a bull-baiting or bull cuddling sport played in
- Published on 11 Jan 16

a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Karnataka
d. Kerala

ANSWER: Tamil Nadu
 
- Jallikattu also known Eruthazhuvuthal or Manju vira??u is a bull-baiting or bull cuddling sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations.
- Jallikattu is more than 2,000 years old and considered to be one of the oldest sports still practised in the modern era.
- The Indian government has lifted a ban on Jallikattu through notification.
- The notification overturns a 2011 notification that prohibited the exhibition or training of bulls, and some other animals, as performing animals.

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