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The house of Kalash people are built of timber, the cracks between the logs being filled with mud abd pebbles. In summer the women sit to cook, spin and weave on the wide second-storrey verandah. In winter they cook inside; the smoke escapesthrough the central hole in the cantilevered wooden ceiling. Chitral, Pakistan.
Kalash musicians accompanying the dancers at the Biramor Winter Solstice ceremony. Chitral, Pakistan.
Kalash people joins together bringing their share of food to celebrate Biramor Winter Solstice. Chitral, Pakistan.
Mosque in Chitral. Pakistan.
Chitral's prime attraction is the Kalash valleys, home of the 3,000 non-Muslim Kafir Kalash (or Black Infidels) who live in 20 small villages in the valley of Birir, Bumburet, southwest of Chitral town and close to the Afgan border. Chitral, Pakistan.
Kalash man crossing narrow plank used as bridge. Custom does not regulate te dress of Kalash men. They hav simple adopted th Pakistani form of dress, the salwar-kamiz, a long cotton tunic worn over baggy trousers and a Chitrali cap. Chitral, Pakistan.
The kupas, the headdress of the women, is a mark of Kalash identity. Covered with cowrie shells, it is an appeal for protection and fecundity. The headdress is the first object that fascinates any penetrating into Kalash territory. Chitral, pakistan.
Kalash women preparing bread on metal griddles. Chitral, Pakistan.
The kupas, the headdress of the women, is a mark of Kalash identity. Covered with cowrie shells, it is an appeal for protection and fecundity. No women may go bare-headed, without the kupas or at least without the headdress support, the shushut, which is also decorated with cowrie shells, beads, bells, buttons and pompoms. Chitral, Pakistan.
The house of Kalash people are built of timber, the cracks between the logs being filled with mud abd pebbles. In summer the women sit to cook, spin and weave on the wide second-storrey verandah. In winter they cook inside; the smoke escapesthrough the central hole in the cantilevered wooden ceiling.
Chitral, Pakistan.
The house of Kalash people are built of timber, the cracks between the logs being filled with mud abd pebbles. In summer the women sit to cook, spin and weave on the wide second-storrey verandah. In winter they cook inside; the smoke escapesthrough the central hole in the cantilevered wooden ceiling. Chitral, Pakistan.
The house of Kalash people are built of timber, the cracks between the logs being filled with mud abd pebbles. In summer the women sit to cook, spin and weave on the wide second-storrey verandah. In winter they cook inside; the smoke escapesthrough the central hole in the cantilevered wooden ceiling.
Chitral, Pakistan.
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