Jallikattu in the Sangam literature
The Sangam literature is a collection of Tamil poems and songs dating from the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD.
Jallikattu, or eru thazhuvuthal, is a traditional Tamil sport in which a bull is released into a crowd of people, and participants attempt to grab a prize tied to its horns.
The sport is believed to have originated in the Sangam period.
Mentioned in several Sangam poems.
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