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Encyclopedia ID 796

Snakes and Ladders

Also known as Moksha Patam · Saap Seedhi · Gyan Chaupar · Saanp Seedhi

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Dice race up a numbered grid, with ladders to climb and snakes to slide down.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of India.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of South Asia.

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