Jallikattu

It is a bull-taming sport, which is typically practised in Tamil Nadu and a few parts of Andhra Pradesh especially in Chittoor on Sankranti. As per the sport, the Bulls are released into a crowd of people while the participants will try to grab the large hump on the bull's back and hang on to it.

As we are into Sankranti fervour and we all are celebrating Bhogi today and it is followed by Makar Sankranti and Kanuma. Apart from colourful festivities and mouthwatering sweets that bring cheers to the festival, there are also a few outdoor things where men enjoy a lot with various sports carried out on the occasion of Sankranti. Let's have a look at the sports played on the festival...

A cockfight is a sport between two cocks, which is carried out in Andhra Pradesh especially in Godavari districts. Two cocks will be trained for months and will be sent to fight on the occasion of Sankranti.

Kite festival is one of the biggest festival played across the country, however, it is named differently in different states. Kite festival is known as Patang Utsav in Chhattisgarh. In Hyderabad, International Kite festival is celebrated with grandeur which is organised by the Tourism department.

A Buffalo fight is held on the occasion of Sankranti in Assam where the festival is called Magha Bihu at Ranthali, in Nagaon District of Assam, North Eastern State of India.

The two Telugu states organise Rangoli competition on the occasion of Sankranti where young girls and women participate in the event with great joy.

Kichchu Haayisuvudu is a common ritual held in rural Karnataka where the cows and bulls are decorated in colourfull constumes and makes them cross a fire