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The Horsemen of the Pir Panjals

The Horsemen of the Pirpanjals

The mysterious Warrior Horsemen of the Pir Panjals. These group of Horsemen sculptures exist at a number of places in the Pir Panjals and till today no one has been able to explain why these were built or who built them or even when they were built. A true Himalayan heritage.

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tags: horsemen, pirpanjals, ghodagali, himalayanmystery
categories: Himalayan History
Thursday 04.12.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
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Buzkashi

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Buzkashi, which literally means"goat pulling" in Persian, probably originated in the wilds of Central Asia in the days of the Central Asian Horse empires. Its is still played in that nursery of the feared Mongols, the fore bearers of all the Turkic tribes, in the Altai Mountains of Mongolia. It is said that the Great Khan himself, Genghis Khan made this game up as an exercise to strengthen the legs of his soldiers for war.

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tags: buzkashi, rambo, steppes, chingis khan, genghis khan, horsemen, afghanistan
categories: Himalayan Tales
Sunday 04.01.18
Posted by Prashant Mathawan
 

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