Tamil Nadu traditional bull-taming event with tighter safety The event was held in historical importance place in Avaniyapuram In Madurai District Tamilnadu India on 15 January 2019

First the players will take oath in front of the District collector and then temple elephant of avinyapuram will be sent from Vadivasal. it won't be caught by any players as a respect of the village and then the bulls will be left out from Vadivasal.

Vadivasal means the short entrance from
where the bulls are sent out

The event is held in places of historical importance like Avaniyapuram, Palamedu and Alanganallur respectively in Madurai district and all other districts at various places. It was officially announced after getting prior permission from the respective district collectors.

The preparations are being made to welcome thousands of people who are going to take part in the bull-taming event. As per the district administration in Madurai, 50,000 to 1 lakh spectators are expected to witness the three-day event. Some animal welfare associations, including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), had requested to ban the event by approaching the Supreme court of India in 2017 January.

Following this numerous leaderless apolitical youths protested across Tamil Nadu and all around the world in various places known popularly as Pro-Jallikattu movement or Thai Puratchi in order to not only save the traditions but also to save the national breeds here. Finally, the Tamil Nadu government lifted the ban.