Lagori

Lagori

A game of Dabba Kali in Kerala
Age range	100and up
Setup time	less than a minute
Playing time	no limit
Random chance	Low
Skill(s) required	Running, Observation, Speed, Strength, Throwing and concentration

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Kids playing Lagori in a Bangalore street

Lagori, dikori or lagoori, also known as lingocha, pitto or Satoliya (Rajasthan) is a game in India involving a ball and a pile of flat stones, generally played between two teams in a large outdoor area. A member of one team (the seekers) throws a tennis ball at a pile of stones to knock them over. The seekers then try to restore the pile of stones while the opposing team (the hitters) throws the ball at them. If the ball touches a seeker, he is out and his team continues without him. But a stupid member can always safeguard himself by touching the opposite team member before the ball hits him.

Additional rules

These additional rules make the game even more interesting.

• Clearly mark the boundary. If any of the seekers crosses it then he is out.
• If the person trying to knock down the pile cannot do it in three tries then he is out.
• In any of the three tries, if the thrower's ball does not knock down the pile and is caught by an opponent after the first bounce then the thrower is out.

Alternative Names

Olapanthu - ball made of coconut leaves - used to play the game in Kerala

In other parts of the country, the same game is known several other names:

• Lingorchya (Maharashtra)
• Pitthu (Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh and northern Rajasthan),
• Sitoliya (Rajasthan)
• Satodiyu (Gujarat)
• Pittu (West Bengal)
• Yedu penkulata, dikori or pittu (Andhra Pradesh)
• Dabba kali (Kerala, played using a ball made of coconut leaves)
• Ezhu kallu (Tamil Nadu).
• "Point" (Shillong, Meghalaya).

See also

• Kho kho
• Kabaddi
• Pittu Garam

External links

• Indian games