Robert HardingThis week (starting on the 11th July) Mongolia’s traditional festival, Naadam, whips the country into a frenzy of colourful costume parades, horse racing, archery and Mongolian wrestling contests. We chose some of our favourite pictures of this midsummer fun.
Young boys in a horse race at the Naadam festival, Bulgan province, Mongolia (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Wrestler, Gobi Stepper, Mongolia (LOOK/Robert Harding)
Archery contest, Naadam festival, Oulaan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), Mongolia (Bruno Morandi/Robert Harding)
Costume parade for the Naadam festival, Ulan Bator, Sukhbaatar square (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Man at the costume parade, Ulan Bator, Sukhbaatar square (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Mongolian wrestlers during Naadam Festival, Xilin Gol Grassland, Xilinhot, Inner Mongolia (Tao Images/Robert Harding)
Horse race at the festival, Bulgan province (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Details from a costume parade, Ulan Bator, Sukhbaatar square (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Acrobat girl, Ulan Bator (LOOK/Robert Harding)
A couple at the costume parade, Ulan Bator, Sukhbaatar square (age fotostock/Robert Harding)
Horse race, Gobi Steppe (LOOK/Robert Harding)
See more photos of the Naadam festival here