Incredible Asia

Bull Cart race

Among the rural sports bull cart race is more exciting and thrilling. People throughout the subcontinent love this game. Raising bull and using them for agriculture is an ancient practice. Stamps discovered from the excavation of Mohenjodero and Harappa  cities show well built bulls. This tradition of about 5000 years is still in vogue specially in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Bull carts run in the groups of 5 to 7 and winners qualify for the final round. the winner of the final is awarded with lucrative awards.

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Potters Of Asia

Art Of Pottery

Art of pottery is age old and among the most ancient arts in the world. Pottery started as the need of daily utility of house hold articles. Since then people continue to refine the process of making art pieces from just clay. Great civilizations like Mesopotamia and Indus have rich tradition of this art. Terracotta art pieces are still being discovered from many sites of Indus civilization during excavation. Potters are born artists and their genes have the code for the art. There is no learning institution for the art of pottery in any Asian country for the masses. Some art institutions have done few thesis on the skill but no comprehensive effort been made to flourish the art. Pottery artisans are true artists and have great skill in both making and painting pots. Pots are painted with different designs of trees, leaves, animals and hunting scenes.

a Village Of Potters

Final Creation

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Devotee Woman

Sufi saint Madhu Lala Hussian’s shrine is in Lahore Pakistan and this  devotee woman was offering her devotion there. Mostly devotees visit the shrines to have some metaphysical favor of the saint for their desires to be fulfilled. At these shrines thousand and thousand people pay their visit to get their souls satisfied. Many of these lit oil lamps there and some help to keep the holy fire on.

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