If you travel to Amritsar by any chance, viewing the Beating Retreat Ceremony at Wagah Border – Attari, located some 30-35 odd kms away from Amritsar, at the International Highway from Amritsar, India to Lahore, Pakistan, is a must. The heart and soul swells with patriotic feelings as you enter the premises, initially as you pass through tight security and then are you proceed towards the premises to view the ceremony.
Republic of India Board
You are greeted with the above board when you are initially going through the security checks.
Trade Gate between India and Pakistan
Entrance to the premises
Another view of the Trade Gate as seen from the Pakistan lands
The barbed fence that separates the lands of India and Pakistan
Car Parking at the Attari Border
The Crowds at the Beating Retreat Ceremony
The crowds at The Beating Retreat ceremony
The crowds at The Beating Retreat ceremony
The crowds at The Beating Retreat ceremony
The Parade ceremony
The Gates of India Border
The Gates of India Border
The Gates of India Border
The Beating retreat ceremony
Posted at the gates
The Parade
Athletes running at the Attari
Arrangements before The Parade ceremony
Foreigner visitors running at the Parade ceremony
Athletes running at the Parade
Parade ceremony at Attari
The Parade
From the Pakistani Side…
A zoomed-in pic of the Pakistan side
A zoomed-in pic of the Pakistan soldiers
A zoomed-in pic of the audience at the Pakistan stands