Gaming top
Sign in to saveAlso known as Bambaram, Pambaram, Buguri, Bongaram, Lattu, Bongaralu Aata
thumb|Pambaram (throwing top) thumb|Lattu (Spinning top) in art, Kolkata, West Bengal thumb|right Pambaram (, ), also called the Lattu (), Latim (), Lattoo () Bhawra (), Buguri (), or Bongaram (), is a traditional throwing top mainly played in India and Bangladesh.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Components
- Modern rules
- Science and design
- Importance of the spin
- Variation of the spin
- Importance of the material
- Folklore
- Modern assimilation
- See also
- References
thumb|Pambaram (throwing top) thumb|Lattu (Spinning top) in art, Kolkata, West Bengal thumb|right Pambaram (, ), also called the Lattu (), Latim (), Lattoo () Bhawra (), Buguri (), or Bongaram (), is a traditional throwing top mainly played in India and Bangladesh.
== Components == Wooden body Nail tip String (wrapped around the crown of the top, allowing the player to spin the top as it is thrown)
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