Rejoice for it is Spring
May 11, 2009 11:23 AM Subscribe
Joshi (a slideshow).
High in the Hindu Kush, north of troubled Swat and just South of Chitral are three valleys where the last of the Kalasha people live, and the legend of Alexander is strong. No census has been performed since 1998, but most experts put the current Kalasha population at about 3,000. ( wiki ).
High in the Hindu Kush, north of troubled Swat and just South of Chitral are three valleys where the last of the Kalasha people live, and the legend of Alexander is strong. No census has been performed since 1998, but most experts put the current Kalasha population at about 3,000. ( wiki ).
Nice! I spent a bit of time in Rumbur with this family (1 2 3). The only annoyance in the valley occurs when extremely unwelcome packs of Punjabi tourists disturb the peace by ripping through on their motorbikes. I suggest reading the book - Kaffirs of the Hindu Kush.
posted by gman at 12:24 PM on May 11, 2009
posted by gman at 12:24 PM on May 11, 2009
Lovely photos, thanks adamvasco!
I think they're particularly like the Dah Hanu area on the Indus, in western Ladakh.
The Kalash have an interesting winter solstice festival that has echoes across the western Himalayas, including Ladakhi Losar.
posted by carter at 12:26 PM on May 11, 2009
I think they're particularly like the Dah Hanu area on the Indus, in western Ladakh.
The Kalash have an interesting winter solstice festival that has echoes across the western Himalayas, including Ladakhi Losar.
posted by carter at 12:26 PM on May 11, 2009
I've wanted to go to Chitral for quite a few years now. I love the Parvati Valley in India, and so it seemed natural to head over to Pakistan. Unfortunately, I waited too long, and now the situation has gotten pretty rough... It's going to take -years- for things to calm down there.
posted by genome4hire at 12:57 PM on May 11, 2009
posted by genome4hire at 12:57 PM on May 11, 2009
Flagged as fantastic. Thanks for this.
posted by GrammarMoses at 2:31 PM on May 11, 2009
posted by GrammarMoses at 2:31 PM on May 11, 2009
In pictures: Kalash spring festival
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posted by homunculus at 3:19 PM on May 11, 2009
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posted by homunculus at 3:19 PM on May 11, 2009
The slideshow was beautiful. Fantastic post.
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