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

A player reaches for the ball during the final polo match in the three-day annual Shandur Polo Festival in Shandur Pass, in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Zubair Abbasi)

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