Kaupinam: Difference between revisions

The '''kaupinam''', '''kaupina''', '''langot''', or '''lungooty''' ({{Lang|hi|langoṭī}}) is a [[loincloth]] worn by men in the [[Indian subcontinent]] as [[underclothing]], it is still commonly worn byin South Asian by ''[[Kalaripayattu]]'' (martial artists) and ''[[pehlwan]]o'' (wrestlers) while exercising or [[sparring]] in a ''[[Akhara#Dangal|dangal]]''. It is basically a rectangular strip of cloth used to cover the [[genitals]], with strings connected to the four ends of the cloth, for binding it around the waist and between the legs. [[File:India_wrestling_akhara_training.jpg|right|thumb|A [[pehlwan]] sports a ''lungooty'' at an ''[[akhara]]'']]

It is still used extensively by ''[[Kalaripayattu]]'' (martial artists), bodyguards (''ang-rakshaks'') and wrestlers (''pehelwans'') in rural [[India]], especially in games of ''[[Malla-yuddha]]'' and the medieval variation ''[[Pehlwani]]'' (a form of sparring infrom [[West Asia]] and [[South Asia]]). It is also worn during [[fitness training]] & [[sports coaching]] (''kasrat''); by men performing any form of physically straining activity and weight lifting such as [[farming]].