Most countries have a traditional style of wrestling. In
India,
wrestling takes place in a clay or dirt pit. The soil is mixed with ghee and
other things and is tended to before each practice.
Wrestlers belong to gyms called akharas, where wrestlers
live under strict rules. Wrestlers' diets consist of milk, almonds, ghee,
eggs and chapattis and each wrestler has a job to do in preparing meals. The
sport is on the decline, but there are still many akharas left and some
dedicated people who are working to keep this ancient part of Indian culture
alive.
