INDOOR GAMES

Indoor games are those games which are played in houses, in schools, in temples etc.

1. PARAMAPADHAM

Paramapadham (Thayam) is Snakes and Ladders in English; it was created in ancient India before 1892. It is also known as Parama Pada Sopanam means Steps to the Highest Place (where Parama Pada means highest place and Sopanam means steps). Paramapadham was inspired by religion; and was believed to be symbolic of a man's attempt to reach God. The ladders represent virtues and the snakes represent vices. The snakes carry names linking them to stories from our epics.

How to play:

• Parama Pada Sopanam board and the dice used to play will be available in shops around Permual temple’s during vaikunda yekadesi as people used to play Parama Padam on vaikunda yekadesi day as they will not sleep on that day.

• Game Pieces may be anything like Seeds, Coins, Shells, etc the only requirement is each has to be different to identify which belongs to the respective player

• Players place their game pieces on the space on the board labeled "0" and can start only when they get 1 (Thayam) when they roll the dice. The dice is rolled in clockwise direction or may also decide by all the players rolling the dice and the one who get the largest resulting number will take the first turn.

   2.  PALLANGUZHI

A typical metal pallanguzhi board with 14 cups and 146 shells. Players: 2: Setup time: 10–60 seconds: Playing time: 1 minute – 7 hours* Skill(s) required

 Pallanguzhi is an urban board game, once patronised by women in Tamil Nadu, Pallankuzhi is played by dropping seeds into pits on a board, It has been a womens pastime, also an entertaining way to improve math and motor skills or a marathon affair during festivals like Sivarathri and Vaikunda Ekadasi and is also played during the break at workplace.