![]() Manipuri Polo: The Manipuri Polo is played with seven players (in each side) who mount and ride ponies, which are usually 4/5 feet in height. Each player is fitted with Polo-stick made of bamboo root. Manipuries in their sixties and even seventies ride ponies in full vigor while playing this game. (Manipuri Rugby: This game is played on the palace ground or at the Bijoy Govinda Temple ground. On each side there are 7 players. The field is about 45x18 meters in area. Coconut serves the purpose of a ball and is offered to the king or the judges who sit just beyond the goal line. ![]() Thang-Ta & Sarit Sarat: These are the forms of Manipuri Martial Arts. They are energy consuming and skill demanding arts of fighting. A martial-artist has to undergo strenuous practice sessions. Only the brave and the athletic can win. Mukna (Manipuri Wrestling): The game is played between two male rivals. Athletes of the same or approximately the same physical built, weight or ages are made to compete with each other. This is a highly popular and prestigious game. Kang: is played on the mud floor of a big out house. The "Kang" is a flat and rectangle instrument made of either ivory or lac. Normally each team has 7 male partners. The game is also played as a mixed doubles contest. |