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Sports play an integral part of culture in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Cricket is the most popular spectator sport in the state. Other popular sports include kabaddi and kho kho, which are played in rural areas, and field hockey, badminton, and table tennis, which are more common in urban areas, schools, and colleges.
Sports in Maharashtra; 0–9. 2007 Kabaddi World Cup (standard style) A. Aamby Valley Asian Masters; D. Dahi Handi; L. Langdi (sport) M. Maha Roll Ball League;
It is described by Marathis as a sport with a Marathi ethos. [3] Langdi is considered to be useful in training for sports like kho kho, volleyball and gymnastics. [4] The National Langdi Federation received national recognition in 2010. [5] Langdi in Maharashtra is a popular childhood pastime, it is described as the foundation of all sports.
India has several traditional games and sports, [1] some of which have been played for thousands of years. [2] [3] [4] Their popularity has greatly declined in the modern era, with Western sports having overtaken them during the British Raj, [5] and the Indian government now making some efforts to revive them.
Maharashtra won both the men's and women's titles in the 56th edition. [3] Kho kho, along with kabaddi are the two Indian traditional sports which are very popular in the country and the home grown sport are played for over thousand years. [4] [5] [6] Besides cricket, the game has enjoyed good viewership, after the Ultimate kho kho league was ...
Mallakhamba, or mallakhamb is a traditional sport, originating from the Indian subcontinent, in which a group of gymnasts perform aerial yoga and gymnastic postures using wrestling grips in concert with a stationary vertical pole. The word "mallakhamb" also refers to the pole used in the sport. [1]
The sport is played in a relatively small area and requires no equipment, similar to other games indigenous to India such as kabaddi, seven stones, kho kho, gillidanda and langdi. [2] The national governed body of the sport is the "Atya Patya Federation of India". [5] The federation was formed in 1982. [6]
Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in the state. Maharashtra is the third largest state of India in terms of land area and second largest in terms of population in India. . It has a long history of Marathi saints of Varakari religious movement, such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath and Tukaram which forms the one of bases of the culture of Maharashtra or Marathi culture.