Mallakhamb or Malkhamb is a traditional Indian sport in which a gymnast performs feats and poses in concert with a vertical wooden pole or rope. Mallakhamb also refers to the pole used in the sport.
The word “Mallakhamb” is composed of malla which denotes a gymnast or a man of strength and khamb which means a pole. Mallakhamb can therefore be translated to English as pole gymnastics.(wiki)
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Mallakhamb is also for women! I didn’t know that! It must be very gracious!
I don’t know why but I thought Mallakhamb was only for men!
Though an Indian I did not know there was this Art/Exercise!