Images: India's dying sports tradition, Kushti

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Images: India's dying sports tradition, Kushti

Fewer people are taking up Kushti, as young athletes turn instead to mat wrestling to gain access to top international sports competitions. Here are pictures of wrestlers as they practise in the mud at a traditional Akhaara in Kolhapur.

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