Pig taming sport celebrated for Pongal by TN's Allinagaram
Amid Jallikattu celebrations within the southern districts of Tamil Nadu on the eve of Pongal, residents of Allinagaram within the Theni district carried out a pig-taming sport for the welfare of pigs.
The game was sponsored and co-conducted by the Vana Vengaikal Social gathering, (vana vengaikal interprets to wild cheetah) together with the residents of Allinagaram. Greater than 50 households of the Kuravar group, an ethnic searching group, additionally took half within the preparations for the occasion to rejoice Pongal.
Like in Jallikattu, the bottom the place the pig taming occasion occurred had been fenced and guidelines had been put into place for taking part in the game. Twelve house owners together with their pigs, from Theni, Dindugal and Madurai, participated within the occasion.
The pigs needed to have physique weight ranging between 70 and 100 kgs. Like the foundations in Jallikattu, within the pig taming sport, the pig has to cross three toes from the race line after which three candidates can attempt to pay money for the ping and management it. At a time just one individual can attempt to maintain and management the pig. The foundations say that contributors should attempt to preserve the pig from crossing the borderline by pulling its hind legs. Contributors who efficiently managed the pigs, and the house owners of the pigs that managed to cross the road got momentos and prizes.
“Typically, persons are celebrating bulls in Tamil Nadu, as they take into account it contributes extra to the agricultural and farming works. It is usually to be identified that, pigs had been additionally utilized in abundance for the agricultural works in historic occasions in Tamil Nadu. There are extra evidences in Puranaanooru-Paadan Thinai Literature that claims pigs had been utilized in agricultural works and celebrated by the individuals of the time. In that context, we determined to celebrated pigs and carried out this pig taming occasion,” stated Ulaganathan, the final secreatary of the Vana vengaikal Social gathering.
He stated, “We celebrated pigs and carried out the occasion within the reminiscence of our ancestors who lived within the hilly area. We’re planning to conduct this pig taming occasion yearly for Pongal with extra pigs, to be able to respect and rejoice the traditional custom of Tamils.”