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Games that were played by people during Ancient India

(A THREAD)

1.Krida Patram (Game of Cards)

Made in peice of cloth and 1 card have 144 cards.
The pack contains
•Ashvapati- Lord of horses
•Sennapati-General
•Gajapati-Lord of elephant
•Narpati-King whose power lies in Infanity
•Dhanpati- Lord of treasure
•Dalpati-Lord of Squadron

•Navapati -Lord of treasure
•Surapati- Lord of divinities
•Asrapati-Lord of genii
•Vanapati-King of Forest
•Ahipati- Lord of Snake

2. ASTAPADA (Chess)
Ashtapada” in Sanskrit denotes a spider -“a legendary being with eight legs. Later this game came to be known as "Chaturanga"
The Sanskrit name Chaturanga
quadripartite’ — the four Angas (divided into four parts) which symbolize “the 4 branches of the army”,

3. PACHISI (Ludo)

Pachisi, also known as "Twenty Five"
These squares are called "castles".
Squares were called " Castle"
The middle of the cross forms a large square called the Charkoni.

4. MOKSHA PATAM (Snake and Ladder)

Created by Saint Gyandev
100 square game board,
•the 12th square - faith,
•the 51st square- reliability,
•the 57th square - generosity,
•the 76th square- knowledge,
•the 78th square - asceticism,
•the 41st square- disobedience,

•the 44th square -arrogance,
•the 49th square -vulgarity,
•the 52nd square- theft,
• the 58th square- lying,
•the 62nd square - drunkenness,
• the 69th square- debt,
•the 84th square- anger,
•the 92nd square- greed,
•the 95th square- pride
•the 73rd square- muπder

99th for lust and 100 for Moksha.

5.PULU (Polo)

The kings of Manipur had a royal polo ground within the ramparts of their Kangla Fort.They played Manung Kangjei Bung (Inner Polo Ground)
Mapan Kangjei Bung (Outer Polo Ground)
Also called as " Game of Kings"

6. Rathera (Kho Kho)

Played in 'Raths'
13th day of the war, the Kaurava Guru Dronacharya planned the sole tactics ‘Chakravyuh’, a special military defensive plan broke by Abhimanyu. Unfortunately, he died as he had to fight alone against 7 warriors and he was badly injured.

His style of fighting reflected the concept of ring play – a defensive tactic in Kho Kho.

7. Mancala (Pallankuli)

wooden board that has fourteen pits in all (hence the name from the words fourteen pits (pathinaalam kuzhi).
14 cups is set out with six seeds in each cup.

8. Dice
It was found in the Ṛig Veda as well as the Atharva Veda and was popular during Harappan sites.

9.JALLIKATTU(Bull Fighting)

The Term means 'Silver or gold coin tied in bull's horn.
This was popular game during Indus Valley Civilization

10. Gilli Danda ( Soft ball)

It req 2 stick smaller 'Gilli' n larger 'Danda'
Originated 200 years ago,and was played mostly in Punjab,UP,Sindh

11.Yubi Lakpi (Rugby) in Manipur

It means 'Coconut snatching'
It was traditionally associated with an autochthonous form of Hinduism

12 Kabaddi

Originated 4000 year back in Tamil Naidu. Derived from a group of Hunters and village defense tactics.

13. Martial Arts

Both armed n unarmed combats were in Vedic period
(Sastra Yuddha and Malla Yuddha)
It was also played in Mahabharata, Indus valley civilization