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20 stunning photos of South Asian celebrations at Ward End Park Mega Mela

Staff Reporter02 mins

The annual Ward End Park Mega Mela returned to Birmingham over the weekend and what a delight it was.

Held at Ward End Park in the city, the cultural fusion celebration presented everything from marquees offering exotic Pakistani dishes, live Punjabi music acts on a stage, a family funfair, a football tournament; and a vast open space to showcase the recreational sport of tent-pegging, involving horse riding.

Here’s 20 photos from the Ward End Park Mega Mela 2018:

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Pakistani and Kashmiri culture was celebrated at the Mega Mela 2018 in Ward End Park[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horses and tent pegging[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horse rider tent pegging[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horse ride tent pegging[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horse rider tent pegging[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horse rider tent pegging[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horse riding entertaining crowds at the Ward End Park Mega Mela[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horse rider tent pegging[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Union Jack flag and Pakistani Azad Kashmir flag side by side[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Food stalls[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horse rider tent pegging[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horse rider tent pegging[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Bhangra drums performers on stage[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horse rider tent pegging[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Tent pegging is an ancient Asian cavalry sport where riders use a lance to pierce and pick up a pinned target off the ground[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]South Asian Muslim men under the Union Jack flag[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Football being played in Ward End Park during the Mega Mela 2018[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]South Asian musicians on stage[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Horse Rider tent pegging[/media-credit]

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[media-credit name=”Rangzeb Hussain ” align=”alignnone” width=”800″]Man in Pakistan flag face paint[/media-credit]

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