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Badin hosts Pakistan's largest donkey festival

For many decades Tando Ghulam Ali, a small town in the Badin District, has hosted one of the largest donkey markets of the country where both buyers and sellers of this animal throng in thousands annually on the 10th Muharram.

The festival continued for three days, in which three thousand donkeys of different breed from across the country were present.

Since decades, the donkey market has been organised on a small scale in Badin after official patronage was granted in 2004, when the then district government of Badin authorised the Taluka Council Matli to allocate the land and imposition of taxes to organise the market.

This event is now overlooked by the residents who receive the taxes both from buyers and sellers of the animals.

The donkey market, which is organised like a festival, holds donkey races and other sports activities besides setting up food and ornamental items stalls.

The prices of the donkeys ranged from Rs 25,000 to Rs 500,000 this year with a donkey named "Toofan" being the major attraction.

The owner of the donkey refused a buyer who was offering Rs 1 million and insisted to sell the animal at Rs 1.2 million.

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An image of "Toofan" who was the winner of the donkey festival and was also the major attraction of the market. — Photo by Hanif Samoon

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A donkey decorated with colourful ornaments waiting to be bought. — Photo by Hanif Samoon
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A donkey and its owner posing at the annual donkey market. — Photo by Hanif Samoon

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A donkey waiting to be sold. — Photo by Hanif Samoon
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A donkey and its handlers at the annual donkey market.
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A well decorated donkey and its owner pose for the camera.

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People have a look at the donkeys before deciding to buy them. — Photo by Hanif Samoon
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Colourful accessories on display at stalls at the annual donkey market.
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Is it similar to ajmer camel mela?
I heard small percentage of donkey milk is used in medicines. ..is it true?
 
Nawaz Shrek should be the chief guest on this auspicious occasion along with his family :)
 
Donkeys don't get nearly the same amount of recognition that they deserve. They've been beasts of burden for a very long time, some of the most dependable, yet they get a bad rep.
 
Donkeys don't get nearly the same amount of recognition that they deserve. They've been beasts of burden for a very long time, some of the most dependable, yet they get a bad rep.
Well right now they are in PM house, president house, CM house Punjab and Sindh and populate most of the assemblies.....what can we do more for them?
 
Well right now they are in PM house, president house, CM house Punjab and Sindh and populate most of the assemblies.....what can we do more for them?
This is the tourism section, keep your politics out of here.
 
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