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Lambs and Tigers

Also known as Aadu Puli Attam · Puli Meka · Goats and Tigers

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Hunt game: three tigers versus up to fifteen goats on a triangle-and-lines board.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of India.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of South Asia.

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