Speedos common In India???

[California Dolphin]

I just ran across this photo of a group of wrestlers in India:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2012/06/20/dip.DTL

Speedo style suits are in fact quite common in India. Google images for "Ganges River Bathing" and you'll find a lot of guys wearing minimal suits. :p

CD

[Byron]

:confused: These are the sacred waters of the River Ganges (and full of fecal coliform) - what on earth does it have to do with speedos ?

[zonneman]

These are traditional Indian wrestling attire, not Speedos, but more akin to a Japanese fundoshi: a rectangular strip of fabric that is strung around the waist and through the crotch.
Unfortunately couldn't quickly find out what it's called.

[Byron]

.........probably the kowpeenam

[Torchwatch]

The Indian wrestlers loincloth is called a Langada.
They even climb ropes wearing it.

Since they do swim in while wearing it, it becomes swimwear and a valid subject for discussion here. lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpAwCT61M-s

[sebbie]

http://kushtiwrestling.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html

[Byron]

Good post Sebbie - shorts and speedos seem to be the order of the day now.

[Byron]

Langada seems to be a village in Macedonia

[Torchwatch]

While Thong is a village in Kent.

[Byron]

This is Red Thong, in Speedo County:
http://enlightenedmale2000.com/2011/11/19/bare-necessity/thong4-2/