Photos show a centuries-old mountain tradition in the world’s highest polo ground

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The annual polo festival at Shandur, known as the world’s highest polo ground, showcased a centuries-old mountain polo tradition in Pakistan’s northern regions. The event highlighted the combination of sport, tradition, and culture against a dramatic mountain backdrop.

Against snowcapped peaks and clear blue skies, Shandur once again became a meeting point of sport, tradition and culture over the weekend as the annual polo festival returned to the “roof of the world.” On the sidelines, spectators watched freestyle mountain polo, a centuries-old tradition still practiced in Pakistan’s northern regions.