{"id":37023,"date":"2013-10-14T10:19:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-14T05:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=37023"},"modified":"2013-10-15T10:42:40","modified_gmt":"2013-10-15T05:42:40","slug":"chatha-olik-unique-traditional-game-chital-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/2013\/10\/14\/chatha-olik-unique-traditional-game-chital-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Chatha Olik, a unique traditional game from Chital Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0Gul Hammad Farooqi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chitral, October 13<\/strong>: Chatha Olik , a phrase which in the Khowar language means “Falling in the Lake”, is a traditional game played between two player. Perched on a wooden structure similar to a goal-post, albeit with a lower height, the two players try to make each other lose balance and fall into a muddy pond, especially prepared for the game.<\/p>\n

The idea is simple, i.e. whoever falls off the goal-post like structure. The players use pillow-like bundles of cloths to beat each other,<\/p>\n

In one sense, the game can be described as a pillow-fight played above a muddy pond, on top of a wooden structure similar to a goal-post!<\/p>\n

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The players get ready to start the fight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"2\"<\/a>
The battle begins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"3\"<\/a>
It gets intense, as players try to save themselves, while hitting the opponent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"4\"<\/a>
One player dangles from the wooden plank after losing balance, trying to climb up, again ……..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"5\"<\/a>
…. but the task gets difficult and off he goes, into the muddy pond of water. The winner watches him going down!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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