Every year, as Eid al-Azha approaches, millions of Pakistanis flood into cattle markets with their children. More than being a place of merely buying and selling, the 'mandi' is a cultural event for people, as working men dedicate an entire day to visit cattle markets where haggling and purchasing are a collective experience. It is one of the most distinctly Pakistani ways of celebrating 'Barri Eid', and concurrently, also one of the most dangerous.

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