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Pakistan is a country which can boast of a rich cultural heritage. There are a wide array of festivals and fairs in Pakistan which are celebrated with great pomp and splendor. These festivals and fairs in Pakistan are the truest ambassadors of the unique culture and traditions of Pakistan. A festival is often a religious festival like Baisakhi or simple a fair which acts as cultural bond amongst the people of Pakistan like the Sibi Mela or Baisakhi Mela Festival. But there are a lot of festivals which uphold the customs and tradition of the mountainous tribes of Pakistan like the Shadur Polo Festival or Broghil Festival and Yak Polo.
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The Broghil Festival and Yak Polo events are held from 15 to 17 July. The venue of the Broghil Festival and Yak Polo is the on the famed Boroghil plateau. The summer settlement of Shuwor Sheer which is perched at a height of 3690m on the Broghil Plateau hosts the Broghil Festival and Yak Polo tournament. This is yet charming a annual festival which adds its attraction to the calendar of events in Chitral. The softly undulating grassy plains of Shuwor Sheer or Shua Suwere is situated at the junction of the Chianter glacier, the Zindikharam pass to Darkot and Yasin, the Kurambar pass down into Iskhumnan and the Darwaza pass into the Wakhan corridor.
The quintessential feature of Broghil festival in Pakistan is various events like wild mountain polo, Horse race on the wide hilly terrain. But the coup de grace is the Yak Polo and Yak race which is the only event of its kind in the world. Tourists round the world flock here to witness the unique Broghil Festival and Yak Polo tournament. Not only that in the evenings you can be entertained by the local musicians who play on their traditional instruments and songs during the festival. There are wide arrays of local handicraft shops which are also put up during the festival. If you fly down to Pakistan to be a part of this fascinating Broghil Festival and Yak Polo events then you can shop till you drop on these handicrafts store too. Take back some fine gifts for your near and dear ones from the fine Pakistan gift stores here.
Over all Broghil Festival is a festival of traditions, fun and excitement on the high pastures and Yakati Yak on sturdy yaks. There are a plethora of places you can visit if you are in Shuwor Sheer to attend Broghil Festival in Pakistan. Quite nearby Shuwor Sheer are by are various summer settlements like Yirgot Maidanand Top Khana and lower down Lashkargah Goz which the home of the famous leader of the area, the late Mirza Rafi.
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