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thumb|Two boys playing gillidanda on the ghats of the [[Ganga river in Varanasi, India]]

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  • Etymology
  • History
  • Rules
  • Variations
  • Similar games
  • In popular culture
  • See also
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thumb|Two boys playing gillidanda on the ghats of the [[Ganga river in Varanasi, India]]

Gillidanda (Gilli-Danda, ) is an ancient sport originating from Indian Subcontinent that is still widely played throughout South Asia. The sport is also found as far north as the Mediterranean and as far east as Southeast Asia. It was a precursor to cricket in South Asia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gilli-danda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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