Private Akhada wrestling tour in Varanasi

Early in the morning at around 6:00 am, our chauffeur will pick you up from the hotel to the Ghat for visiting the Akhada for watching Kushti a traditional Indian style Wrestling.

 Visiting an Akhada is one of the interesting things to do in Varanasi. You can say Akhada is an original gym of India, where youngsters build their bodies, wearing a special garment called Langot, and Akhada have their own equipments like Gada, Naal, Jodi, Santulan, etc. made up of heavy wood.

 For Indians Akhada is not only a place for Wrestling but they treat it like a temple. Before starting Kushti (Wrestling), they prepare the mud ground by tilting the soil with spade and with hands. Then, sprinkle the water on the soil and offered flowers. After that, all the youngsters offered prayer in the temple located within the Akhada. Later on, they oil their body and start warming up their body and slowly they started their wrestling in pairs in a well-dignified manner. You will get the chance to interact with wrestler and take some pictures of Akhada ..

 After experiencing this interesting Akhada wrestling tour, our chauffeur will drop you back to the hotel around 80 – 8:30 AM.