Eid-ul-Azha is that time of the year when the every road, every street is filled with sacrificial animals. And when it comes to buy sacrificial animals then there’s no better place than Karachi’s Cattle Market.
Karachi’s cattle market (cow mandi) which is also known as Sohrab Goth Mandi is the biggest cattle market in Asia and is an absolute pleasure to go which is filled with excited experiences.
Following are the 10 things I love about Sohrab Goth Mandi:
[junkie-alert style=”white”]1. The road to Sohrab Goth Mandi: [/junkie-alert]
The road to the Sohrab Goth Mandi is an exciting one as you wait on the roads for a Suzuki to arrive for you to hop on. As you drive by the highway you get to see the outer side of the city along with trucks with Pakistani truck art.
[junkie-alert style=”white”]2. The Glamour: [/junkie-alert]
Glamour is the one factor that not only attracts the teens but also the families to visit the mandi just to have some fun. The tents and glaring lights in the night makes the scene for the families to stay there all night.
[junkie-alert style=”white”]3. The Fashion Gala: [/junkie-alert]
It is the speciality of this mandi, as the cattle are specially decorated; they have their own ramps to walk along with the spotlights overhead.
[junkie-alert style=”white”]4. The selfie fever:[/junkie-alert]
The cattle are decorated so beautifully that the people can’t live without having a selfie with them. This is the reason that many tent owners even charge a 10 or 20 rupees ticket to enter the tent.
[junkie-alert style=”white”]5. The VIP block:[/junkie-alert]
The block which is for the VIPs as this is the block where most expensive livestock are for sale.
Surti Cattle Farm Oppening Pics
In Karachi Cow Mandi 2015. pic.twitter.com/mZKo3oU4L5— S H A Z (@WhiteMoneyyy) August 30, 2015
[junkie-alert style=”white”]6. The Mandi dhaba: [/junkie-alert]
Be it the mandi, but the people of Karachi can’t live without food. The mandi is filled with dhabas all around, where you can have the desi daals, kababs, biryani, corns and dood patti.
[junkie-alert style=”white”]7. The search for perfect animal: [/junkie-alert]
The most fun part of the Bakra and Gai mandi is the quest of searching the perfect animal. Teens move all around the mandi which is tiring but full of enjoyment.
[junkie-alert style=”white”]8. The bargaining: [/junkie-alert]
The most funny and perhaps the most difficult part is to deal with the seller and do the bargaining. The most suitable way of convincing him is to talk to him in Sindhi or Punjabi.
[junkie-alert style=”white”]9. The excitement of children: [/junkie-alert]
Even though most of the children are scared of even touching the cattle but they also can’t live without seeing them. The parents are forced to take their children to the Mandi.
Yes we all love cow mandi . #Karachi boys ka jazba pic.twitter.com/2fb1ud5U2w
— Syed Danish (@Decent_Boy90) September 16, 2013
[junkie-alert style=”white”]10. The Suzuki Bargaining: [/junkie-alert]
This is the last phase of mandi as after a successful purchase of your animal now you have to bargain with the Suzuki wala as he is the one who will load your animal from the mandi and will unload it to your place.
By Ashir Ahmed