Hatti Polo as monster Game
Elephant polo, played basically in nations such as India, Nepal and Thailand, takes after comparative guidelines as the conventional game, however the pitch (or field) is somewhat littler, players wield longer hammers produced using stick or bamboo and two individuals ride the elephant: the player and the mahout who directs the creature. Every group has four players and four elephants who work to score over the contradicting group’s objective line.
A couple of the principles have likewise been changed from the equine form with regards to the bigger mounts. The creatures must not rests before the objective or get the polo ball with their trunks, or the restricting group gets a free hit. Men might just utilize their right hand to swing the hammer, while ladies might utilize both hands. On the off chance that whenever, an umpire trusts a perilous switch or play has been made, the other group is permitted to take a free hit.
The coordinators remember the elephants’ well being and security at all times. Not just arrive strict guidelines against any cruel treatment of the creatures, additionally elephants may not play more than two 20-minute diversions a day and every creature is compensated with sugar stick or rice balls brimming with molasses and rock salt after every match.
The World Elephant Polo(Hatti polo) Tournament, held each November in Nepal, highlights the best groups from around the globe. To start with held in 1982, the five-day title occasion welcomes the polo sections from India, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand and Nepal to Tiger Tops, a protection resort in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. The current year’s occasion begins on 25 November.
Known as the “game of rulers”, polo likewise turns into the game of monsters amid the World Elephant Polo Tournament, held each November in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park.
