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Atya patya

Atya patya is a game that people in India like to play. It's kind of like tag or dodgeball mixed together!

So, imagine you're playing atya patya. You're with a team of your friends, and you're all lined up on one side of the court. On the other side of the court is another team of your friends.

When it's your turn, you have to run across the court and try to touch a player on the other team. If you touch them, they're out! But here's the tricky part: you have to touch them with your hand and then run back to your side of the court without getting hit by the ball.

The other team is trying to hit you with a ball while you're running back to your side of the court. If they hit you, you're out!

The game keeps going until everyone on one team is out, and then the other team wins. It's a lot of fun, but you have to be fast and good at dodging to win!
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