Shinj or Akhada as it is popularly known across northern India is the Indian style of wrestling. Many villages in have an Akhada or wrestling pit, at which boys and young men are trained in Indian wrestling and desi kasarat or indigenous system or exercise under the guidance of a master or ustad . The wrestlers are called Pahalwans . The annual Powerlifting championship was organized in Pharala. Below are some of the pictures from the wrestling championship match.

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