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Varanasi: Private Akhada Wrestling Tour
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 2h
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
Overview
- Learn more about the Kushti (traditional Wrestling style of India)
- Visit a more than 500-years old Akhada
- Watch youngsters prepare themselves for Kushti
- Observe the rituals before the beginning of the Kushti
Activity location
- Varanasi
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Meeting/Redemption Point
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | You will be Pick up and drop off from any Varanasi Hotel, driver will report hotel lobby and Pick you up for tour and drop back to Hotel after tour.
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Varanasi: Private Akhada Wrestling Tour
- 2h
Activity duration is 2 hours 2h - English
What's included, what's not
- Transfer and sightseeing by private air-conditioned car
What's included What's included - Services of English-speaking local tour guide
What's included What's included - Entry fees
What's included What's included - Morning tea from a local tea Stall
What's included What's included - All taxes and service charges
What's included What's included - Camera fees at monuments
What's excluded What's excluded - Personal expenses
What's excluded What's excluded
What you can expect
After being collected in the morning at approximately 6:00AM, your chauffeur will pick you up from your hotel and escort you to the Ghat to visit the Akhada, where you will be able to watch the traditional Indian style of wrestling called Kushti.
Visiting an Akhada is one of the more interesting things to do in Varanasi, and you can say Akhada is an original gym of India, where youngsters go to build their bodies. Wearing a special garment called a Langot, the Akhada have their own equipment such as Gada, Naal, Jodi, Santulan which are all made up of heavy wood.
For Indians ,Akhada is not only a place for wrestling, but they treat it like a temple. Before starting Kushti, they prepare the mud on the ground by tilting the soil with a spade and their hands. Then, they sprinkle water on the soil and offer flowers. Following this, the wrestlers offer prayer in the temple located within the Akhada. Later on, they oil their body and start warming up, before slowly they start their wrestling in pairs in a well-dignified manner. During your tour you will also get the chance to interact with the wrestlers and take some pictures of Akhada. After this unique wrestling experience, you will be returned to your accommodation at around 8:00PM/8:30PM.
Location
Activity location
LOB_ACTIVITIES LOB_ACTIVITIES - Varanasi
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Meeting/Redemption Point
PEOPLE PEOPLE - Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India | You will be Pick up and drop off from any Varanasi Hotel, driver will report hotel lobby and Pick you up for tour and drop back to Hotel after tour.
- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India