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cockfight
thumb|Cockfight in London, c. 1808 thumb|Colonel Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match|Mordaunt's cockfight in [[Lucknow, 1784–1786, by Johann Zoffany]] thumb|The wantilan, a Balinese pavilion that can be used for cockfighting Cockfighting is a blood sport involving domesticated roosters as the combatants. The first documented use of the word gamecock, denoting use of the cock as to a "game", a sport, pastime or entertainment, was recorded in 1634, after the term "cock of the game" used by George Wilson, in the earliest known book on the sport of cockfighting in The Commendation of Cocks and Cock
Sindhis
Sindhis are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group originating from and native to Sindh, a region of present-day Pakistan, who share a common Sindhi culture, history, ancestry, and language. The historical homeland of Sindhis is bordered by southeastern Balochistan; the Bahawalpur region of Punjab; the Marwar region of Rajasthan; and the Kutch region of Gujarat.
Sindhi cap
A cap from Sindh province.
Ajrak
Ajrak (; ) is a unique form of textile block-printing found primarily among the Sindhi diaspora and in the Sindh region of Pakistan, and in the Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India, there is also a village of Ajrakhpur in the Kutch district. In South Punjab the Saraiki ajrak variation can be found.
Sorath Rai Diyach
Romantic narrative and folk tale in Sindhi and Gujarati literature
Bhuj
Dagger originating from Gujarat
The Seven Queens of Sindh
Common name used for Seven Heroic Women of Sindh in Pakistan
culture of Sindh
culture in the Indus Valley
Folk dances of Sindh
set of dances from Sindh
mojari
traditional South Asian footwear
Sindhi bhagat
sindhi folk art form