Madurai, March 12 -- Two individuals died in separate incidents during a Manjuvirattu event held at Uranganpatti village near Melur in Madurai district on Wednesday, officials said.

The deceased persons have been identified as R Govindasamy (60) and Vairamoorthy (20), both residents of Sivaganga.

Manjuvirattu is a traditional bull-taming sport, quite similar to Jallikattu. In Manjuvirattu, bulls are released into open fields, and participants try to control them. It closely reflects the local heritage and culture of Southern India.

According to police, the event was organised as part of the Manthai Karuppasamy temple festival.

A spectator, Govindasamy, was gored by a bull during the event. He sustained severe injuries and died while b...