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Humans of Himalayas : The Kalash

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The Kalash is a name given to a Group of people who exist in three isolated Valleys of Chitral in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan. As of today Kalash people include people who follow Islam and another Group which still practices its ancient religion. As on the present day their numbers of those following the original religion are in a few thousands and they have been under threat since a long time though lately due to Government intervention they have been relatively free to go on with their lives and traditions as they have for thousands of years.

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tags: kalash, chitral, chillum joshi, alexander, bumburet
Sunday 04.08.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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