Ali Guli Mane ("block of wood with holes") is a popular mancala game native to South India, especially Karnataka. The game is played by the young and the old alike. Its concept is sowing and reaping - an integral part of rural life all over India. The game board is made out of wood and sometimes of metal. In earlier days, boards were even carved into stone slabs on veranda floors. Gulaganji (circassian seeds, coral wood or red wood seeds), hunase beeja (tamarind seeds), kavade (small cowrie shells) are used as game pieces.