கிருஷ்ணகிரி வட்டாரத்தில் சல்லிக்கட்டு விளையாட்டு முறை / Jallikattu Sport in Krishnagiri Region

Abstract

Tamil people are war tribes in the ancient times. Then, they start to live in the form of society. Tamil people of the Sangam period began to divide their lives into internal (Agam - love, life etc) and external (Puram - business, war) lives. According to Tamil culture, a man living with valour is the protection of himself and his dependents. It is considered a virtue in every life of an individual. Therefore, the young men made themselves potential in physical and mental strength. In the Sangam times, it is evident that Tamils practised the habit of taming the fierce bulls to show their valour. The war heroes mount the bull to prove their valour before going to war and the one who wants to marry a Sangam women of noble birth have to tame or mount a bull in the common place. Continiously, these heroic sports are conducted at festival times; especially at the Pongal festival that marks the beginning of the Tamil month Thai (Spring season) in the English month of January. The men were testified for their bravery and character. In the development of these times, Jallikattu heroic games are seen as a symbol of Tamil culture in every town and hamlet. Thus, this article highlights the Jallikattu sport engaged in the Krishnagiri area.

Keywords

• valour
• tamil culture
• jallikattu
• sangam literature
• krishnagiri.