About a month ago, a 50-minute-long video message by the TTP created panic among Kalash and Ismaili communities living in Chitral. "By the grace of Allah, an increasing number of people from the ...

“Every week we get threats from people who ask us to abandon our traditions,” says Fida, a resident of Bamorat village of the Kalash Valley in Chitral. This is one of the realities that the Kalash ...

Living in harmony with nature in three secluded valleys of the Hindu Kush mountains and celebrating the changing seasons according to their pre-Islamic religion for centuries, the ancient Kalash tribe ...

The Kalash are a non-indigenous tribe with a distinct culture, religion, and way of life living for centuries in District Chitral. Where they come from has been an enigma for centuries. The first ...

There is a general feeling among the local people and visitors that proper steps should be taken for the welfare of Kalash people and preservation of their unique culture to attract more and more ...

High in Pakistan’s Hindu Kush mountains, scattered villages hold one of the world’s most imperiled religious minorities, the Kalash. Daud Khattak, a correspondent with RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal, visited ...

A girl stands in the village of Bumberet in the Kalash Valley. Kalash Valley, Pakistan: Hidden up in the mountains near Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, the Kalash tribe loves homemade wine and ...

The Kalash holds deep symbolism in Hindu rituals, representing abundance, prosperity, and spiritual purity. It is filled with water from the sacred Ganga river, symbolizing the divine energy that ...

Navratri Kalash Sthapana, also known as Ghatasthapana, shubh muhurat for the Shardiya Navratri 2021 begins at 06:17 AM on Thursday, October 7, 2021. As per Hindu panchang, the Ashwin Navratri 2021 ...

Take a clean Kalash (pot) made of either clay, brass, or copper. Fill it with clean water, preferably from a river or other sacred source. Place mango leaves around the neck of the Kalash. Place a ...