Lagori - Alternative Names in India

Alternative Names in India

In other parts of the country, the same game is known by the name of lingorchya (Maharashtra), pitthu (Haryana and northern Rajasthan), sitoliya (Rajasthan), or satodiyu (Gujarat). In Andhra Pradesh, logori is played with 7 stones and is called yedu penkulata, dikori or pittu. In Kerala it is known as dabba kali (and played using a ball made of coconut leaves) and in Tamil Nadu as "ezhu kallu".

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