
Snake boat race support boats and Kerala backwaters during Vallam Kali
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Support and rescue boats operate alongside traditional Chundan Vallam snake boats during a Vallam Kali (snake boat race) in Kerala, India.
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Yubi Lakpi is an indigenous game of Manipur, in simple word it mean 'snatching the coconut'. However it is very similar to modern ruby. This game is the oldest game of Manipur which is still preserve and demonstrated during special occasion. Here in the game the coconut is oiled in order to make it slippery and the player has to hold the coconut and run to the goal post. Yubi lakpi is a seven-a-side traditional football game played in Manipur, India, using a coconut, which has some notable similarities to rugby. Despite these similarities, the name is not related to the game of rugby or Rugby School in England, it is in fact of Manipuri origin, and means literally "coconut snatching". Emma Levine, an English writer on little known Asian sports, speculates: "Perhaps this was the root of mo
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