#wagah border

[pakistanpride]

• Wagah Border, Lahore, Pakistan •

[northindiatourandtravels]

Chasing sunsets and soldiers: my Wagah Border evening from Amritsar

There's something about Wagah Border that photos just don't prepare you for. You've probably seen clips of it online — the marching, the shouting, the flag ceremony right at the India-Pakistan gate — but standing there with a few thousand other people cheering at sunset hits completely different.

If you're in Amritsar and thinking about making the trip, here's the rundown:

it's about 28-30 km from the city, so roughly 45 minutes to an hour on the road, depending on where you're starting from. traffic gets heavier the closer it is to ceremony time because, well, everyone has the same idea you do. showing up early isn't just a "nice to have," it genuinely gets you a better spot and less time stuck in security lines.

honestly, the easiest way to do this is just book a private cab instead of dealing with shared transport. you control your own timing, you're not squished with strangers, and you're not standing around after dark trying to figure out how you're getting back to your hotel.

if you want the actual breakdown — fares, timing, which vehicles make sense for your group size — there's a solid guide here: https://northindiatourandtravels.com/amritsar-to-wagah-border-taxi-fare

but real talk, the ceremony itself is the whole point. the energy, the crowd singing along, the sheer pride in the air — it's one of those things you just have to experience once. the transport part is just the logistics that get you there without the stress.

10/10 would recommend adding this to your Amritsar itinerary.

[swayamev]

दो ध्वज फहरा रहे एक आसमां के नीचे गूंज रहे स्वर भेद कर गगन कदम ठोक रहे ताल पर ताल कहो कौन रहेगा पीछे यह कौन लोग हैं जो ऐसे अकड़ रहे हैं बादल भी क्या गरजे ऐसे गरज रहे हैं यह क्यों रक्त दौड़ रहा शिराओं में इस कदर धरती पर गिरे पग तो मस्तक जकड़ रहे हैं ठीक कर करके पगड़ी अपनी अपना रौब बता रहे हैं मुंह पर तीखे ताव की बोली पर दिल से मुस्कुरा रहे हैं आज का खुला आसमां यह मेरा है तुम्हारा था वह भी दिन जब ये था हमारा आसमां आज भी वही पर एक लकीर है दरमियान जमीन किसकी किसका मुल्क यह कैसा बटवारा हाथ जिन्हे मिलकर चलना था हाथ जिन्हे साथ बढ़ना था हाथ वो जो मिलें तो दुनिया झुका दें और पड़े जो शमशीर पर तो दुश्मन के हौसले गिरा दें आज नाच नाच कर बताते कौन बड़ा ताकतवर कौन है रक्षक कौन हमलावर पर सोच की तफरीह पर टोक लगाते हैं हमने जो देखा नज़ारा बस वह बताते हैं देखी न ऐसी महफिल कहीं न हमने ऐसा मंज़र देखा देखे एक से एक दीवाने पर उनका न ऐसा समंदर देखा महसूस हो बंद पड़ी धड़कन भी जहां याद आ जाए सोई हुई वह मुहब्बत भी जहां देखा होगा किसी ने दो मुल्कों के सिपहसालारों को हमने तो बस एक से इश्क को उन दो दिलों के अंदर देखा

-धानी

Pic credit: to owner

Happy Independence day

[dhruvnarangtalks]

Wagah Border Parade

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[sanjaram]

വാഗ അതിർത്തിയിലെ ബീറ്റിംഗ് റിട്രീറ്റ്

വാഗ അതിർത്തിയിലെ ബീറ്റിംഗ് റിട്രീറ്റ്

വാഗ അതിർത്തിയിലെ ബീറ്റിംഗ് റിട്രീറ്റ് അഥവാ പതാക താഴ്ത്തൽ ചടങ്ങ് ഇന്ത്യയിലെ അമൃത്സറിനും പാകിസ്ഥാനിലെ ലാഹോറിനും ഇടയിൽ ഗ്രാന്റ് ട്രങ്ക് റോഡിലാണ് വാഗ-അറ്റാരി ബോർഡർ. നെഞ്ചുവിരിച്ച് വിംഗ്കമാൻഡർ അഭിനന്ദൻ വർദ്ധമാൻ തിരിച്ചു ഇന്ത്യയിലേക്ക് നടന്നു വരുന്നത് നമ്മൾ കണ്ടല്ലോ.. അതേ വാഗ ബോർഡർ. അവിടെ നടക്കുന്ന പതാക താഴ്ത്തൽ ചടങ്ങ് കാണുക എന്നതാണ് അടുത്ത ലക്ഷ്യം . ഏഷ്യയിലെ “ബർലിൻ മതിൽ ” എന്നു വിളിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന വാഗ…

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[mynamesaman]

Wagah Border – Beating Retreat Ceremony

The crowd screams ‘Long Live Pakistan’ as the soldier crosses into no man’s land to briefly shake hands with his Indian counterpart. It’s at this moment, you not only understand what it truly means to be Pakistani, but the crowd shouting ‘God is Great’ makes this reawakened sense of national identity a divine right. Just like the sports team you support, your side was chosen long before you were born!

The walk towards the Gates of Freedom had all the excitement of a world cup final, tinged with a rite of passage of sorts. These same gates had once welcomed Muslim refugees after the partition of Pakistan and India. The sense of anticipation heightened as we reached the imposing picture of Muhammed Ali Jinnah at the entrance, the founding father of a country my mother so proudly calls her own.

We find a place to sit and I hear a child nearby, ask why the Indian crowd is twice the size of Pakistanis. Someone replies that they needed more people to keep up with the roar of the Pakistanis. An explanation which makes perfect sense from the conviction of our faces; decorated in the national colours and matching regalia.

As the soldier appears from the Gates of Freedom, like a peacock ready to reveal his feathers, he marks his territory as he high kicks, stamps and speed marches towards the border gates to compete against his Indian rival. This elaborate military dance off lasts for 45 mins. The soldier loses complete control of his emotions and in this one drill, he carries the pride, honour and hopes of an entire nation on his shoulders. His salute to India, a country that quite easily might have been his own, reminds the crowd of one solemn truth in their ecstasy – We are here and we are unapologetically proud to be Pakistani!

The crowd erupts like a goal is being scored every time someone thinks of a new chant.  The chants on both sides of border get louder and louder, as another soldier plays the Pakistani crowd to his every tune, like a pied piper.

In many ways, this country was completely alien to me. Its people would never appreciate a Fish Friday in the same way I did. But as I saw the sapphire green Pakistan flag emblazoned with its national crescent and star being neatly folded, the ecstasy and electricity of both sides’ soldiers crossing their respective borders to briefly shake hands, manages to overcome even my own Yorkshire sensibilities. I shout ‘Long Live Pakistan’ as an ode to the life I may have lived.  

Some see this ceremony as a symbol of Pakistan and India’s rivalry, but I just experienced two proud nations rebuilding a sense of national pride and identity, lost after the perils of empire and partition.  Where once stood a refugee camp for countless Muslims, now stand schoolchildren cheering in a new dawn of patriotism.

[doonitedin]

India, Pak troops exchange sweets along LoC, Wagah border on Pakistan's I-Day

India, Pak troops exchange sweets along LoC, Wagah border on Pakistan’s I-Day

The army personnel of India and Pakistan exchanged sweets and compliments along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day on Saturday. The sweets were presented by the Indian Army personnel to their Pakistani counterparts at the Poonch-Rawalakot Crossing Point and Mendhar-Hotspring Crossing Point in Poonch district. “The Indian Army, as a warm…

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