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.
Legal status 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. In 2015, the Cattle Race Club of India upheld the ruling on appeal to the Kerala High Court.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
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See also
Kambala Malean sampi
References
Further reading
"Cattle race", National Geographic, photo contest 2014