Tamil culture, folk Hinduism: Pongal: jalli kattu in or near Palamedu
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A bull running through the crowd at Palamedu. LAX48.	Youths try to remove the scarf on the bull's neck. LAY03.	A bull decorated for jalli kattu, with a scarf on his neck and flowers on the horns. LAY04.
A bull decorated for jalli kattu, with a scarf on his neck and flowers on the horns. LAY06.	Youths try to remove the scarf on the bull's neck. LAY02.	A bull running through the crowd at Palamedu. LAX46.
A bull decorated for jalli kattu, with a scarf on his neck and flowers on the horns. LAX50.	A bull decorated for jalli kattu, with a scarf on his neck and flowers on the horns. LAY05.	Youths try to remove the scarf on the bull's neck. LAY09.
Youths remove the scarf on the subdued bull's neck. LAY10.	A bull running through the crowd. LAY01.	The crowd at Palamedu. LAX45.
Bullock cart decorated for mattu pongal "race". 12AA82. More of Mattu Pongal.	At the end of jalli kattu, a bull (with his scarf removed), runs away. LAX47.	Bullock cart during mattu pongal "race". 12AA88. More of Mattu Pongal.
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