JALLIKATTU – Traditional Bull Taming Fest Author: Ms.Lepakshi Thakur, Chanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Studies The word jallikattu or sallikattu is derived from salli meaning ‘coins’ and kattu meaning ‘package’, which denotes a prize of coins that are tied to the bull’s horns and that participants attempt to rescue. Jallikattu (or sallikkattu), also known as eru thazhuvuthal and manju virattu, is a traditional demonstration in which a bull, such