Wagah

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Image of Indo-Pak border ceremony in Wagah from Michael Palin's BBC TV series 'Himalaya'. The Khaki-uniformed guards are Indian, while the blac/grey-uniformed ones are Pakistani.

Wagah (Hindi वाघा, Urdu واەگه) is the only Indo-Pak road crossing between Amritsar, India and Lahore, Pakistan.

It is a ceremonial border, where, each evening, armed soldiers from each side of the border enact a particularly hostile parade while lowering their respective flags to the sounding of bugles.

Although the parade used to be hostile, over the past few years it has become much more moderate. Now soldiers from both sides of the border shake hands before closing the border gates. This is seen as the result of dialogues and improved relationship between India and Pakistan.

India, in fact, has given up aggressive posturing [1].

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Pictures of the Wagah Ceremony - from the Pakistani side
Description of sunset at Wagah
Picture of Sunset at Wagah Border

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