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Pongal is celebrated in the month of January after the winter solstice. The date of Pongal usually remains same as it is reckoned according to the solar calendar that is more accurate than the lunar calendar. For Hindus the date of Pongal is extremely auspicious as it marks the sun’s entry into Makaram Rashi or the Tropic of Capricorn from the Tropic of Cancer. On this day sun begins its journey northwards (Uttarayana) for a period of six months as opposed to southwards (Dakshinayan) movement. It is this fascinating and auspicious astronomical event that is celebrated as Pongal in South India and Makar Sankranti in North and Central India.
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The Madurai district administration has made elaborate security arrangements at Avaniapuram where 625 bulls and an equal number of tamers participated in the event. Both were subjected to fitness tests before competing. -
Medical staff treat an injured participant during the annual bull taming event. Tragedy struck Jallikattu celebrations nearby Palamedu on Monday, after a bull gored a spectator to death and injured 11 people. -
Participants try to reign in a bull during a Jallikattu event in Palamedu. Despite heightened arrangements, some spectators came in the way of a running bull near the collection point, nearly half a kilometre from the playing area, resulting in injuries.
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