Bull-taming tradition resumes after hiatus over cruelty claim

In the darkness just before dawn, the southern Indian town buzzed with excitement and energy as revelers began arriving for the spectacle of Jallikattu, the region's version of running with the bulls.

The cultural event had been banned in Tamil Nadu for two years after India's Supreme Court found it cruel.

Jallikattu returned to Tamil Nadu in January after tens of thousands of people protested for weeks and forced the government to rush new legislation exempting it from animal cruelty laws.