In the fishing village of Vaithikuppam which is adjacent to Puducherry. I was cycling past these women playing a game on the street. We made eye contact and they invited me over.
tamil game
I didn’t catch on to the rules of the game (story of my life – no, that’s not true) but the parts include the gridded board with ‘x’s marked in some squares, three colors of small stones, and two metal rectangular bars – used for rolling (like a dice). I’m super curious to know more so I will investigate further to find the name of the game and the rules. I’ll report back.
I frequently see people sit out on the road at the end of the day and play games. Women play with women and men with men. I see boys play marbles quite a lot and the young girls… I don’t see them playing outside in the same way. Where are they? Also needs more investigation.
I’ve uploaded a few more photos from this enounter. Here is a link to view them on Flikr.
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