Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s6.49
Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s6.49
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v2.c27.s6.49
Wrestling.—The exhibition of the Jethis, or wrestlers,³ is another mode of killing time. It is a state concern for every prince or chief to entertain a certain number of these champions of the glove. Challenges are sent by the most celebrated from one court to another; and the event of the akhara, as the arena is termed, is looked to with great anxiety.