View of tourists thronging the Hatsheput temple complex, on the main path leading to the temple

In this photo, you can get a good view of tourists thronging the Hatshepsut mortuary complex, and you can see how there was a sizable crowd on the sloping incline that actually leads to the structure. In the foreground, you can see the back of a tourist taking a photo of the entire complex. The temple looks huge in this photo.

Cairo Pyramids - People jostling at the entrance to the Great Pyramid in Giza

One would think that for a place that charges $10 per person to enter, the route is cramped, and there is actually nothing really left inside the burial chamber, not too many people would want to try and enter, but there was a crowed jostling at the entrance to the Great Pyramid in Giza.

People walking away from the border for the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

A view of people walking away from the Wagah border between India and Pakistan, on the Indian side. In the distance, you can see the stands, and there is a fair amount of distance between the actual border and the place where vehicles can be parked, takes around 10-15 minutes to walk, or you can take a rickshaw.

View though the middle of the stands building at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan, and a view of the Pakistani side

This is a straight view of the path through the stands (meant to house the crowds) at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan. This is a view of the Indian side, and you can see people emerging from the flag lowering ceremony between the security forces of the 2 countries. The view between the stands also leads directly towards the gate at the border, and to Pakistan.

View of the stadium like structures meant to house the people come to watch the ceremonial border flag lowering at Wagah

At the Wagah border between India and Pakistan, since the Beating the Retreat ceremony is so popular with tourists, the Governments on both sides have build large stands where people can sit and watch the ceremony from an elevated position. This is a view of the structures, and the road passing between them.

Border Security Force personnel preventing people from getting too close to the gates at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

When the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan concludes, you have people also trying to approach the border gate between India and Pakistan, and since that could cause problems in terms of diplomacy, the BSF jawans prevent these people from getting too close to the border.

People all over the area after the end of the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan at sunset

After the conclusion of the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan, you could see people leaving the area and heading towards home. One would think that they would all move towards the exit, but the crowd behavior is such that they seem to be moving in all directions.

A last bit of uasage of the microphone at the end of the ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

The Beating the Retreat ceremony at the Wagah border (lowering the flags at the border) between India and Pakistan concludes, and the crowd is dispersing. At the same time, you can see how the master of ceremonies is handling the mike for the last time, directing the crowd to disperse carefully and not go too close to the border.

The crowd dispersing after the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah Border between India and Pakistan

After the end of the flag lowering ceremony (Beating the Retreat) at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan, the crowd on the Indian side dispersing. There is a huge crowd, especially on weekends, and when the ceremony ends, the dispersing crowd shows how large the crowd actually is.

The BSF Jawans at the Wagah Border - dispersing after the flag lowering ceremony

The BSF jawans dispersing after the flag lowering ceremony at the Wagah border between India and Pakistan (the ceremony is also called the Beating the Retreat). Once the flags have been lowered, the Border Security Force jawans are on their way back to their post.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.