SPORTS OF

CHHATTISGARH
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1. PITTHUL

A member of one team (the seekers) throws a ball at a pile of stones to

knock them over. The seekers then try to restore the pile of stones
while staying safe from the opposing team's (the hitters’) throws. The
hitters' objective is to hit the seekers with the ball before they can
reconstruct the stone pile. If the ball touches a seeker, that seeker is
out and the team which the seeker came from continues, without the
seeker. A seeker can always safeguard themselves by touching an
opposite team member before the ball hits the seeker.
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2. GILLI DANDA
Gilli "ि गल्ली" -danda "डन्डा" is a game
played by children in India and Pakistan.
It is usually played by using a small round
stick, about as long as a baseball or cricket
bat. This is the danda. There is another
smaller stick, round in the middle and
tapering towards the ends. This is the gilli.
The game gilli-danda is similar to cricket.
It is also believed to be the origin of
cricket.
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3. HOPSCOTCH

Hopscotch is a popular playground game in which players toss a small

object, called a lagger,[1][2] into numbered triangles or a pattern of
rectangles outlined on the ground and then hop or jump through the
spaces and retrieve the object.[3] It is a children's game that can be
played with several players or alone. Hopscotch is a physical and
cognitive workout
4. SPINNING TOP
A spinning top, or simply a top, is a toy with a squat body and a
sharp point at the bottom, designed to be spun on its vertical axis,
balancing on the tip due to the gyroscopic effect. Once set in
motion, a top will usually wobble for a few seconds, spin upright
for a while, then start to wobble again with increasing amplitude as
it loses energy, and finally tip over and roll on its side.Tops exist in
many variations and materials, chiefly wood, metal, and plastic,
often with a metal tip. They may be set in motion by twirling a
handle with the fingers, by pulling a rope coiled around the body,
or by means of a built-in auger (spiral plunger).Such toys have
been used since antiquity in solitary or competitive games, where
each player tries to keep one's top spinning for as long as possible,
or achieve some other goal. Some tops have faceted bodies with
symbols or inscriptions, and are used like dice to inject randomness
into games, or for divination and ritual purposes.The ubiquity of
spinning tops lends to the fact that the toy is used to name many
living things such as Cyclosa turbinata, whose name comes from
the Latin roots for spinning top.
5. BATI 6

A marble is a small spherical object often made

from glass, clay, steel, plastic, or agate. They vary
in size, and most commonly are about 13 mm
(1⁄2 in) in diameter. These toys can be used for a
variety of games called marbles, as well being
placed in marble runs or races, or created as a
form of art. They are often collected, both for
nostalgia and for their aesthetic colors.Sizes may
range from less than 1 mm (1⁄30 in)[citation
needed] to over 8 cm (3 in), while some art glass
marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm (12
in) wide.In the North of England the objects and
the game are called "taws", with larger taws being
called "bottle washers" after the use of a marble
in Codd-neck bottles, which were often collected
for play.
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SPORTS OF
KERELA
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1. KUTTIYUM KOLUM

Kuttiyum kolum (English: stick and cane) is a

traditional game played in Kerala, India.[1] It is
similar to an ancient game found all over the
Indian Subcontinent with different names, such
as Gilli-danda in North India. A similar game by
the name of Lippa has been played in Italy.
Kuttiyum kolum possibly originated over 2500
years ago.[2][3]
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2. VALLAM KALI

Vallam kali is a boat race in the

backwaters of Kerala. It is a form of
canoe racing, and uses paddled war
canoes. It is mainly conducted
during the season of the Onam in
spring. Vallam kali includes races of
many kinds of paddled longboats
and 'snake boats
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3.GATTA GUSTHI
Gatta gusthi is a form of submission
wrestling native to Kerala. It is competed
inside an open ring on ground known as
godha, usually on a beach; wrestlers are
called phayalvans.[30] The sport comprises
around 100 techniques.[31] Gatta gusthi
was popular in the state until late 1960s
with the arrival of freestyle wrestling and
karate. The freestyle form is known simply
as gusthi
 4. NADAN PANTHU KALI

Nadan panthu kali is a team sport played in rural

villages of Kottayam district and Muvattupuzha Taluk.
Villages like Manaracd, Puthuppally, Thottakkadu,
Thirvanchoor, Meendam, Manganam, Kurichy,
Valakom etc. are the places where this game is played.
This game is played using a small ball made of leather
and filled with cotton or coconut fibre. Each team
consist of 7 players each. The game is played for six
Innings (vara). Each inning, both the teams are allowed
to do "vettu" where they initiate the scoring and other
team prevents from the scoring. Scoring points follow
the sequence like otta, petta, pidiyan, thalm, Keezhu,
Indan and then it repeats. The team which score the
most points from the innings wins. Annual
Tournaments are conducted at these villages every year.