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Gilli-danda

Gilli-danda is a game popular across the length and breadth of India. It is usually played by using a small round stick, about as long as a baseball or cricket bat. This is the danda. There is another small and slightly cylindrical shaped billet of wood. This is the gilli. The objective of the game is to hit the 'gilli' using the 'danda'.