Dear Friends, 

I seek help in tracking down more information.  

Roşu (1981, p. 442) explains that an alternative name for mallkhamb is garuḍa-khamba, and that the movement of the exercises reproduce a mythical story which represents the winding up of the snake on the pole: “Au Karnāṭaka, le mât du jeu moderne, originaire du Mahārāṣṭra, est appelé mallakhamba (<mallastambha) ou garuḍa-khamba, parce que les exercises sont censés reproduire la lutte de Garuḍa et du serpent. En effet, l'athlète s'accroche au stambha autour duquel il s'enroule à l'instar d'un reptile. Les acrobates Dombar, d'origine nomade, s'en servent eux aussi pour leurs démonstrations publiques.” 

I cannot find any other mention of garuḍa-khamba being synonymous with mallakhamba. Might someone be able to help? I would really appreciate it. 

Thank you. 

All the best,

パトリック　マッカートニー

Patrick McCartney, PhD

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