I am determined to visit Wagha, the Indian border town that meets Pakistan, on my next visit to India.  It’s a great opportunity to visit Amritsar, about 30km away, which is home to the Golden Temple, a Sikh holy site.

Everyday at 4:30PM guards on both sides of the border perform shadowed goosestepping (bizarrely exaggerated) in a ceremony marking the closing of the border gates for the day.  It’s an orchestrated event that is performed with such nationalistic fervor that makes it so intriguing to me.

Here’s a brief video clip: Wagha Border Ceremony

This entry was posted on Sunday, July 23rd, 2006 at 4:55 pm and is filed under India, Travel.