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Kabaddi

Also known as Hu-tu-tu · Chedugudu (South)

Kabaddi: photograph by Amir Hosseini
Photo: Amir Hosseini, CC BY 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

A raider crosses into the other half, tags defenders and returns on one breath while chanting; teams of seven.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of South Asia.

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