The Jallikattu is one of the most famous festivals in the Tamil Nadu state of India. This game is organized on the 3rd day of the four-day Mattu Pongal harvest festival. This festival became the most controversial festival in India. Supreme Court banned this game in 2014 on a plea by the Animal Welfare Association of India.
Supreme Court lifted the ban on this sport in 2019 after the high protest by the people and Tamil Culture Tradition for Well-being. The Jallikattu started once again in 2019 at the Mattu Pongal festival in India. The game was managed by the event organizer earlier but now after restarting the festival, the Tamil Nadu government gave the facility to register the Bull and the tamer of the bull for the bullfighting game. This year the Jallikattu festival will be held from January 13 to 16, 2025 during the Pongal festival.
Let us know that the “Jallikattu” word is derived from the Tamil word “Calli”- which means ‘Coins’ and “Kattu”- which means ‘Tie’. The participants fight with the bull for the tied coins on the bull’s horn. Although this game is very dangerous, still the tradition and fame of this game are too high in the Tamil Nadu state of India. It is a traditional bull-taming event that takes place every year during the Pongal festival in Tamil Nadu. The festival is celebrated on the third day of Pongal, which usually falls on January 16.
Jallikattu is an age-old tradition that is a tribute to the bond between farmers and their cattle. The bulls used in this sport are usually of the Pulikulam or Kangayam breed. In this sport, participants try to tame the bull by grabbing its hump or running alongside it. If a participant fails to tame the bull, the owner of the bull wins a prize. Jallikattu is celebrated in villages across Tamil Nadu, but the most prestigious sites are Madurai, Alanganallur, Palamedu, and Avaniyapuram.
Key Highlights
Name of the Festival
Jallikattu Bull-fighting
Organized on
The event organized on 3rd day of the Pongal Festival
Organized by
Local Tamil Cultural Welfare Association
Registration for the event
Online Registration is mandatory through the official website of the Tamil Nadu Govt
No of the day of the event
One day
Pongal Festival Dates
13th January to 16th January 2025
Jallikattu Game Date
16th January 2025
Participants
Only registered participants can take part in the event
NOTE: Jallikattu Online Registration for Bull and Bull Tamer will starts on 1st week of January 2025 and the game will be played on January 16th, 2025.
How to fill Jallikattu 2025 Bull Online Registration Form?
Participants must register themselves and the bulls with the owner’s details online. Any of the participants are not allowed to take part in the game as per the guidelines by the Supreme Court in 2019. As we all know the game is very dangerous and can harm the participants.
Below are the process and required documents listed for the Jallikattu Online Registration Form;
In the very first step, you have to visit the official website of the Tamil Nadu Government.
Click on the link for Bull Registration on the web homepage.
Select the District Name in which you want to participate.
Then fill up owner details with Name, Aadhar number, address, email-id, contact number, etc.
Check the mark on the bull’s bread in the bull’s details section.
Fill up the details like the bull’s height, length, color, Horn length, Etc.
Upload the bull’s medical certificate, certified by the authorized veterinary Doctor.
Upload the bull’s Photograph with the owner and assistance.
Finally, click on the ‘Next’ tab at the bottom of the web page.
Enter the OTP and get your registration form online on screen, you have to take the print-out of the registration.
Jallikattu Online Registration Official Website
Jallikattu Bulls registration official website => serviceonline.gov.in
Bull Tamer online registration Official Portal => serviceonline.gov.in
Jallikattu Registration Madurai District Official Website => madurai.nic.in
Virudhunagar Dist Official Wensite => virudhunagar.nic.in
Perambalur Dist Official Website => perambalur.nic.in