“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 ...

The festival was celebrated with great enthusiasm across all three Kalash valleys, Rumbur, Bumburet, and Birir ...

The religious festival of the Kalash tribe, Chitermas (Chaumos), is currently underway in the Kalash Valley, drawing both ...

The Kalash tribe celebrates the two-week Chawmos festival in Chitral valley, featuring traditional rituals, music, dance, and ...

When I came to Kalash on a 5-day-trip with a group of journalists and photographers, I was as curious to know about unusual women of Kalash as I was interested in exploring Kalash Valley. There is ...

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 ...

PESHAWAR: Speakers at a workshop stressed the need for safeguarding and preservation of unique Kalash culture in Chitral district. The two-day capacity building workshop was held at Area Study Centre, ...

I heard a lot about magnificent Kalash Valley and its beautiful people but never got a chance to go there. So, when I got an opportunity to visit Kalash Valley, situated in Chitral, I was more than ...

On the morning of 6 September 2023, the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) launched a massive attack in the Chitral district of Pakistan. More than 500 TTP militants stormed the checkpoints of Pakistani security ...

Kalash Sthapna, also known as Ghatasthapana, is a highly important ritual during the nine-day festival of Navratri. Placing the Kalash or pot in front of the divine power Maa Durga represents a ...

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 ...