Malkhambh is a wooden pole which is 8 to 10 feet high. A portion of the Malkhambh is firmly buried in the ground. It is thicker at the bottom (15 cm or 6”) and narrow at the top (10 mm). Before putting it to use it is treated with oil to make it smooth and slippery. Malkhambh cross grip: They stand beside the Malkhambh with their hands raised up, bring out their feet and grip at the pole with their thigh with the scissor grip and sway their body in the air in different directions. ‘