Sunday, July 25, 2010

A BSF jawan lowering the Indian flag at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

A BSF jawan lowering the Indian flag at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan
As part of the Beating the Retreat ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan, a BSF soldier lowers the Indian flag. This is not at the border fence, but actually a few meters away, at one end of the crowd stadiums on the Indian side.

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

The Indian and Pakistani flags more than half way down their flag-staffs at the Wagah Border

The Indian and Pakistani flags more than half way down their flag-staffs at the Wagah Border
As part of the flag lowering ceremony (Beating the Retreat) at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan near Amritsar, you can see this photo where the flags are more than half way down the flag poles, and the ceremony is almost complete.

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Flags halfway down the flagstaff at the Beating the Retreat ceremony at Wagah Border near Amritsar

Flags halfway down the flagstaff at the Beating the Retreat ceremony at Wagah Border near Amritsar
At the Beating the Retreat flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan, the ceremony has reached the stage where the flags are halfway down.

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Crowd carrying Indian flags at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan, on the Indian side

Crowd carrying Indian flags at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan, on the Indian side
The crowd at the Indian side of the Wagah border (sitting and standing at the stadiums meant to cater to the crowd) carrying Indian flags. There aren't that many, but you could still see a number of people carrying the Indian flag. At the same time, you could not see too many people on the Pakistani side.

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The Pakistani and Indian flags starting to be pulled down at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

The Pakistani and Indian flags starting to be pulled down at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan
As part of the flag lowering ceremony between India and Pakistan at the Wagah border, the flags are first fully hoisted, and then lowered. Here, you can see the flags being lowered (the starting of the process of bringing the flag down).

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Monday, July 19, 2010

Both the Pakistani and Indian flags fluttering in the wind at the Wagah Border near Amritsar

Both the Pakistani and Indian flags fluttering in the wind at the Wagah Border near Amritsar
In this photo, you can see both the Indian and the Pakistani flags flaying at full mast at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan, as a part of the ceremonial flag lowering ceremony every evening at the border. There is a huge crowd which gathers to watch the flag lowering ceremony at every day.

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The Pakistani and Indian flag hoisted over the flagstaffs at the Wagah Border

The Pakistani and Indian flag hoisted over the flagstaffs at the Wagah Border
As part of the flag lowering ceremony in the evening at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan, the flags of both nations are drawn fully positioned on top of flagstaffs at both sides of the border, before they are finally lowered.

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Sunday, July 18, 2010

The fence at the Wagah Border is fully open at this point of time

The fence at the Wagah Border is fully open at this point of time
Another photo of the border fence at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan is fully open for a brief while, as seen in this photo. On both sides of the fence, personnel from the Pakistani Rangers and the Indian Border Security Force are doing their part of the ceremony.

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When the border fences between India and Pakistan open during the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border

When the border fences between India and Pakistan open during the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border
As part of the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan (a very high impact, but short ceremony), the border fence is opened for some time, and then closed. In this fence, you can see how the fence is open now.

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Saturday, July 17, 2010

Man entertaining the crowd at the Wagah border flag lowering ceremony

Man entertaining the crowd at the Wagah border flag lowering ceremony
The flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan near Amritsar is a pretty formal ceremony, with the border security forces of both countries having a prominent role in this ceremony. However, to cater to the huge crowd, there was this emcee who was coordinating the entire ceremony, and getting the crowd involved.

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Slightly blurred image of Border Security Force personnel marching towards the Wagah border

Slightly blurred image of Border Security Force personnel marching towards the Wagah border
This is a slightly blurred image of Border Security Force personnel emerging from the BSF post, and marching in step towards the Wagah Border. It was hard to take this photo, because the light was failing, but overall, I think that the personnel are not blurred so much, while the foreground and background were all blurred.

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Friday, July 16, 2010

Man directing the personnel of the Border Security Force to speak into a microphone at the Wagah Border

Man directing the personnel of the Border Security Force to speak into a microphone at the Wagah Border
As a part of the ceremony, there was a person who was apparently directing the entire function. He was holding a microphone, and asking the personnel of the Border Security Force to shout out their passion into the mike, and also getting the girls and boys on the ground to sing along with him in a passionate patriotic song.

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Clear view of the border fence between India and Pakistan at the Wagah Border

Clear view of the border fence between India and Pakistan at the Wagah Border
In this photo, inspite of the distance between me and the actual border, you can get a view of the 2 fences at the border between India and Pakistan. You also get to see much of the crowd, but that cannot be avoided.

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Cross section of crowd on the Indian side of the Wagah Border near Amritsar

Cross section of crowd on the Indian side of the Wagah Border near Amritsar
A cross section of the crowd right next to me at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan. In this photo, the crowd was pretty excited, and all of them were standing up to get a better view.

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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

View of the hefty Border Security Force personnel at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

View of the hefty Border Security Force personnel at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan
View of the Border Security Personnel along with their security post at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan. In this photo, you can see how all of these personnel are all big stocky individuals, and seems that it is a criteria if you want to serve at this border post.

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People all standing up in the stands to get a better view of the Wagah Border ceremony

People all standing up in the stands to get a better view of the Wagah Border ceremony
The situation in crowds is such that when a few people do something, other people also try to copy some of the same behavior. So, in the case of a crowd, when a few people stand up to get a better view, others also need to get up to get a better view, and this has a ripple effect.

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

View of photographers standing close to the Wagah border - next time will try and be there

View of photographers standing close to the Wagah border - next time will try and be there
If you look closely to the road, you can see photographers on the road. Given that I was seated far back in the stands, I will certainly try the next time to ensure that I am down there, getting a much better view.

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View of the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan, along with people on the Pakistani side

View of the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan, along with people on the Pakistani side
In this case, I managed to get a closer view of the border, it was hard because I was seated far behind in the stadium, but used maximum zoom to get this slightly closer view of the actual gates of the border along with a section of the crowd over there.

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Monday, July 12, 2010

People not sitting, causing a blocking of the view at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

People not sitting, causing a blocking of the view at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan
One of the problems with a crowd spectacle is when people do not observe the rules. In this case, at the Wagah border flag lowering ceremony between India and Pakistan, people were standing up in the stadium, which caused problems for the others over there, since they started blocking the view.

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A bigger cross section of the crowd on the other stadium at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

A bigger cross section of the crowd on the other stadium at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan
In this photo, you can see the people on the stadium on the other side of the road (but still on the Indian side), with some people arriving, and others departing as well. A number of people were sitting patiently for the ceremony.

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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Close up of people in the crowd coming to watch the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border

Close up of people in the crowd coming to watch the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border
A cross section of people watching the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan. In this photo, you can just see the crowd, not anything of the border, or the security personnel.

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A view showing the large number of crowds watching the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border

A view showing the large number of crowds watching the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border
In this photo, you get to see a view of the crowd at the Wagah Border, along with a view of how far we actually were at the stadium in the border; it was a miracle that I was able to get some photos. Further, you are not allowed to carry a camera bag, so could carry only the lens attached to the camera.

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Saturday, July 10, 2010

View of the crowd at the structure at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

View of the crowd at the structure at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan
More views of the structures (locally called stadiums) where people coming in to watch the Wagah border ceremony sit. These quickly fill up when the flag lowering ceremony starts in the evening, and is located atleast a hundred meters from the actual border fence.

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Friday, July 09, 2010

View of the Border Security Force post next to the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

View of the Border Security Force post next to the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan
The Wagah Border crossing between India and Pakistan is controlled by the border forces of the 2 countries, with the BSF from the Indian side, and the Pakistani Rangers from the Pakistani side. In this photo, you can see the post of the Border Security Force on the Indian side of the border, just a very short distance from the actual border.

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Thursday, July 08, 2010

Crowd assembled at the stadium like structure at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

Crowd assembled at the stadium like structure at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan
You can see a photo of the crowd assembled at a stadium like structure just next to the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan. There are multiple such stadium like structures in the area, at both sides of the border, so that the crowd that gathers there could be properly seated.

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Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Women waiting for their turn to carry the Indian flag in front of the BSF post at the Wagah Border

Women waiting for their turn to carry the Indian flag in front of the BSF post at the Wagah Border
In the previous photos, you could see women carrying the Indian flag during the ceremonies at the flag lowering in the evening. In this photo, you can see a number of women waiting in front of the Border Security Force post at the Wagah Border, waiting for their turn to carry the flag.

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Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Girls running back from the border, after having run to the border with the Indian flag

Girls running back from the border, after having run to the border with the Indian flag
Here are some more images of the activities around the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan. This is a couple of girls, who had the Indian flag with them, being pre-selected by the Border Security Force, and then ran to the border carrying the flag, and back.

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Monday, July 05, 2010

People using their cameras to record the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

People using their cameras to record the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan
In this photo, you can see people trying their best to capture the flag lowering ceremony using their cameras and cell phones. However, with the distance between the crowd and the actual flag lowering ceremony location (the border), using a cell phone camera to record this event would give at the most a blurred picture, not very clear.

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Sunday, July 04, 2010

Watching the flag lowering ceremony between India and Pakistan over the heads of a huge crowd

Watching the flag lowering ceremony between India and Pakistan over the heads of a huge crowd at the Wagah Border
The flag lowering ceremony between India and Pakistan at the Wagah border is a fairly popular ceremony, with a large crowd coming to witness the ceremony. In this photo, you can actually see how crowded the location is, and since we were not on time, we were only able to watch the ceremony if the crowd would sit down.

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Saturday, July 03, 2010

Girls running with the Indian flag at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan

Girls running with the Indian flag at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan
During the ceremonial lowering of the flags in the evening at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan, there is normally a large crowd that comes to watch the ceremony. In this photo, you can see a group of girls running with the Indian flag to the border and back.

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Friday, July 02, 2010

BSF Guards guiding some women who would be carrying the flag to the border and back

BSF Guards guiding some women who would be carrying the flag to the border and back
During the ceremony, there is an abundance of patriotic feeling and nationalism. In the current photo of the Indian side of the Wagah flag-lowering ceremony, you can see a select group of ladies being adviced about handling the Indian flag (they will run with the flag to the border fence and then back).

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Thursday, July 01, 2010

Trash lying on the ground after the ceremony at Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

Trash lying  on the ground after the ceremony at Wagah Border between India and Pakistan
The ceremony (flag lowering ceremony) between India and Pakistan at the Wagah Border near Amritsar is attended by a huge number of people every day. There are provisions made for cleanliness, such as dustbins, and the like, but you still have a number of people dumping their trash on the ground rather than in the required place.

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