"Kushti (also: Kusti, Koshti) is a traditional rural Sport of India. Kushti is a form of traditional Indian combative wrestling. In India, Kushti takes place in a clay or dirt pit.. Here, wrestlers live under strict rules. Kushti is a traditional form of Indian wrestling. It's not just a Sport and an art, it's an ancient subculture. Wrestlers live and train together and have strict rules. They may not drink, smoke or have sex. Kushti wrestlers live in gyms called akharas. Their diet consists of milk, eggs, almonds and chapatitis.

Nice Indian boys training to be wrestlers!

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