VELLORE/SALEM/MADURAI/KRISHNAGIRI: Four more persons, including a 68-year-old man, lost their lives in various bull-related Pongal events in Vellore, Salem, Madurai and Krishnagiri districts. In Vellore’s Ariyur, 56-year-old Thilagar of Kattukanar village in Tiruvannamalai district, was gored to death at the eruthu vidum vizha held at Govindareddipalayam on Sunday. Ariyur police said Thilagar had come to Ariyur to celebrate Pongal with his daughter and went to watch the local bull releasing festival. “The bulls were almost near the finishing lines when one of them gored Thilagar. Similarly, another fatal incident was reported from Mecheri near Mettur in Salem district late on Saturday at an erudhattam event.

Source: Indian Express January 19, 2026 06:51 UTC