The Indian style of mud wrestling, or kushti, has been around for over 2,500 years. Despite modern-day challenges, some wrestlers in India are still proudly playing the ancient sport.

Wearing nothing but loincloths, a group of boys warm up by climbing sturdy ropes that take them high into the trees. One teenager walks around the wrestling pit swirling incense, blessing the arena ...

In India, a traditional form of ancient wrestling, known as ‘kushti’, has been practiced for some 3,000 years. The ‘Akhara’ is a wrestling school where men in their 20’s and 30’s dedicate their life ...

This traditional form of wrestling in India was promoted by Mogul and Indian rulers, combining mud-fighting with Persian martial arts A shaft of light peeks through the doorway of a 100-year-old gym ...

DUBAI: Every Friday evening in Dubai's bustling Deira district, a sandy lot is transformed into the ring of champions. It is kushti wrestling night and Kala Pehlwan is ready to fight. As the sun sinks ...

Kushti is a sport with roots dating back 2,500 years in India. Today, wrestlers leave their hometowns as children to live and train at wrestling academies, called talims. The lifestyle at a talim is ...

Weekly matches help a group of Pakistani men carry on their wrestling tradition in Dubai DUBAI: Every Friday evening in Dubai's bustling Deira district, a sandy lot is transformed into the ring of ...