Wahga is situated 600 metres (2,000 ft) west of the border and lies on the historic Grand Trunk Road between Lahore and Amritsar in India. The border is located 24 km (15 mi) from Lahore and 32 km (20 mi) from Amritsar. It is also 3 km (1.9 mi) from the bordering village of Attari, India. The Wagah ceremony takes place every evening
The Wagah-Attari border ceremony happens at the border gate, two hours before sunset each day.The flag ceremony is conducted by the Pakistan Rangers and Indian Border Security Force (BSF), similar to the retreat ceremonies at Ganda Singh Wala/Hussainiwala border crossing and Mahavir/Sadqi International Parade Ground border crossing. A marching ceremony, known as the "Silly Walk ceremony", is conducted each evening along with the flag ceremony. The ceremony started in 1986 as an agreement of peace, although there was not a conflict at that time.