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On the 4th day, Kanya Pongal, coloured balls of
the pongal are made and are offered to birds. A kind of bull-fight,
called the 'Jallikattu' is held in Madhurai, Tiruchirapalli and
Tanjore in Tamil Nadu and several places in Andhra Pradesh. Bundles
containing money are tied to the horns of ferocious bulls, and
unarmed villagers try to wrest the bundles from them. Bullock cart
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cock-fights are also held. In Andhra Pradesh,
every household displays its collection of dolls for three days.
Community meals are held at night with freshly harvested
ingredients.
Ballads, folk dances, dramas and songs have rich cultural heritages,
'Jallikattu' or bull fight' played in Madurai, Trichy areas are
more ferocious than the bull fight which is the beloved sport of
Latin speakers in Europe and south America.
Myths and legends, festivals and ceremonials have helped to fashion
an exquisitely charming type of handicrafts. The products of
tamilnadu workmen cater to as much beauty as to utility, which
include metal-ware, wood carving, pottery, leather goods, carpets,
pith work, palam left products, etc. handloom textiles both cotton
and silk have won global appreciation.
Cattle are decorated with garlands, their horns coloured, and mango
leyes hung round their necks. Then they are led about in procession
exempted from all labour, and virtually, if not actually,
worshipped. On this occasion the Jallikattu (bull fight) is held in
Al1angunal1ur, near Chennai. Cattle are decorated with garlands,
their horns are coloured and mango leave~re hung round their necks.
They are led in a procession.
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