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Jallikattu  (or  sallikkattu ), also known as  eru thazhuvuthal Jallikattu  is typically practiced in the Indian state of  Tamil Nadu  as a part of  Pongal  celebrations on  Mattu Pongal  day, which occurs annually in January. 2017 pro-jallikattu protests The  2017 pro - jallikattu protests , also known as the  pro - jallikattu movement , were leaderless  apolitical  youth  protests  which took place in January 2017 in large groups in several locations across the Indian state of  Tamil Nadu . The first large protests occurred on 8 January 2017, when several groups, organized largely via social media, conducted a protest at the  Marina beach  in Chennai to revoke the ban on jallikattu which was imposed in 2014. These groups also demanded that PETA be banned from India.  The protests soon gained momentum and spread all over Tamil Nadu.  After several days of protests, jallikattu was finally legalized locally on 23 January when the  Government of Tamil Nadu  passed a bill to amend the PCA