Maramadi
Maramadi is a cattle race conducted in Kerala, India. It is also known as Kalappoottu, or pothottam. The race is a traditional event, usually with bullocks, held after the monsoon but before the cattle are needed for planting.[1]
Legal status
[edit]In 2011, the Central Government banned the exhibition and training of bulls, and five other animals, as performing animals under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. In 2014, a court ruling held that this ban applied to the Kerala cattle race.[2] In 2015, the Cattle Race Club of India upheld the ruling on appeal to the Kerala High Court.[3][4]
Gallery
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Pothu poottu.- Vellappara
- Vellappara
Payyanad
Arimbra, Kondotty
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Maramadi—bull surfing in Kerala". Times of India Travel. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "HC bars use of bulls for Maramadi". The Hindu. 9 September 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ K. A. Shaji, "Prevent cattle races, Animal Welfare Board tells Collector", The Hindu, 7 September 2014.
- ↑ Mahir Haneef, "Not just 'Jallikattu', Kalapoottu is also banned: Kerala HC", Times of India, 8 September 2014
Further reading
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- "Cattle race", National Geographic, photo contest 2014
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