Attari–Wagah border ceremony

Attari–Wagah border ceremony
Attari–Wagah border ceremony
	Wagah border Pakistan side
	The ceremony takes place on the border between Attari, India and Wagah, Pakistan but technically it is on Hardo Rattan land as Attari village ends 3km before the Border although it is the last Railway Station of India.
Genre	Military display
Dates	Every day
Location(s)	India-Pakistan border, more specifically, Hardo Rattan, and Wagah
Coordinates	31°36′17″N 74°34′23″E
Years active	Since 1959
Founded	Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers

The lowering of the flags ceremony at the Attari–Wagah border is a daily ceremony that the security forces of India (Border Security Force) and Pakistan (Pakistan Rangers) have jointly followed since 1959. The drill is characterized by elaborate and rapid dance-like manoeuvres and raising legs as high as possible, which have been described as "colourful". It is both a symbol of the two countries’ rivalry, and a display of brotherhood and cooperation between the two nations.

Similar parades are organised at the Mahavir/Sadqi border near Fazilka, and the Hussainiwala/Ganda Singh Wala border near Firozpur.

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