The visit to this Wagah Border Ceremony was part of the AMARNATH JI yatra on 05th July 2014. This was a continuation Yatra to Kailash and Chardham ( Yamunothri, Gangothri, Badrinath and Kedarnath ), with the same Group, but with a change of Travel agency. The main itinerary in this Amarnath yatra includes Shiv Khori Cave, Shri Vaishno Devi Cave, Mata Kheer Bhawani Temple, Amritsar, Wagah border, and Shri Raghunath Temple Jammu.
Entrance to the ceremony area
Witnessing the Wagah border “lowering of the flags”
ceremony with music and commentary is a daily military practice
that the Border Security Forces (BSF) of India and Pakistan have
jointly followed since 1959 (Oct 1947… ?). Indian BSF guards one of the longest
borders between India and Pakistan in the world. This ceremony takes place
every evening before sunset, approximately 18.15 Hrs at the Wagah border, which is
a part of the Grand Trunk Road, which links India and Pakistan. Before the flags are lowered, the Girls and young children from the visitors were encouraged to
dance to patriotic songs with Indian flags in their hands.
The ceremony starts with a bustling parade by the soldiers from both sides, and ends up with the perfectly coordinated lowering of the two nations’
flags. One Jawan ( BSF) stands in attention position on each side of
the gate. The march past by the BSF Jawans looks very great, and their legs go up
to their heads (before the actual drill – warming up is done at the back of
the office ). As the sun sets, the iron gates at the border are opened, and the
two flags are lowered simultaneously. The flags are folded, and the ceremony
ends with a retreat that involves a brusque handshake between soldiers from
either side, followed by the closing of the gates again. The spectacle of the
ceremony attracts many visitors from both sides of the border, as well as
international tourists. Those who visit Amritsar also proceed to the Wagah
border in the evening. The entry time will be from 10.00 hrs to 16.00 hrs.
HOW TO REACH
Wagah
is on the highway between Amritsar and Lahore.
Wagah
Border is 3.4 km from Attari, 32 km from Amritsar, and 22 km from Lahore.
Trains
and Flights are available to Amritsar.
LOCATION OF THE WAGAH
BORDER : CLICK HERE
BSF Office
A section of the crowd
Another section of the crowd
Pakistan
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---
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