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Rock Inscriptions (Deselawat)
- Value Abandonment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kalash Valley
- Vallery kalash
Rock Inscriptions (Deselawat)
Value
Abandonment
Location
Kalash Valley
Nature
Product
Risk
Low
Genesis
These carvings are found on rocks on crossing points between two countries or mountains; archaeologists think that these inscriptions are alphabets and passing traders used to write information for their followers. However, local myth claims that these inscriptions have been done by fairies as they match the designs of the mural paintings on the walls of Jastakhan (temples).
Walnut bread
- Value Attachment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kalash Valley
- Vallery kalash
Walnut bread
Value
Attachment
Location
Kalash Valley
Nature
Product
Risk
Low
Genesis
Walnut Bread is a favourite local food and is eaten with red or white wine; the stuffing can be four ways: with walnut, with a mix of walnut & meat, with meat and with tomato but the main recipe remains standard.
Thin Decorative Belt (Shoman)
- Value Attachment
- Age
- Nature Practice
- Location Kalash Valley
- Vallery kalash
Thin Decorative Belt (Shoman)
Value
Attachment
Location
Kalash Valley
Nature
Practice
Risk
Low
Genesis
Shoman are decorative belts that are given as gifts to Kalasha men by women; guests are also offered Shoman during festivals as a sign of affection; during festival days, people can be wearing Shomans from their neck up till their necks. There are two type of weaving techniques for Shoman making: 1) one which takes 24 threads in a criss cross weave, 2) 24 threads in horizontal weave (Shokek).
Devador, Parabazon, Grondavaya
- Value Attachment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kalash Valley
- Vallery kalash
Devador, Parabazon, Grondavaya
Value
Attachment
Location
Kalash Valley
Nature
Product
Risk
Low to medium
Genesis
It is the place for performing prayers and doing sacrifices. It has six pillars and females are not allowed to go near it. Chowmos festival is related to this asset that has different parts. Its is celebrated from 18th to 22nd December that includes Sarazari, sacrifice day, rest day, dance day, cleanliness, manhood and purification.
Jestakhan
- Value Attachment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kalash Valley
- Vallery kalash
Jestakhan
Value
Attachment
Location
Kalash Valley
Nature
Product
Risk
Low
Genesis
Both are 100 year old temples where festivals and rituals are performed. These are very old temples and females are allowed to visit it from inside but they are not allowed to go to the roof top as they are considered impure. Rituals like death ceremony , marriage ceremony, festivities mostly in December are performed here. In Chunri, children go to a place and purify themselves and do their prayers and after that they move in a chain form linked to one another and circle around the temple and do sketching and drawing of animals at the temple wall. In Madai the deparching souls are called and local dishes and food is made for them. Jastakhan is the highest temple of worship. At the entrance of Jastakhan, the figurine of a horse or sheep or goat is carved out of wood depending on which divine messenger spoke to the people of that village. People even from other valleys, gather here for festivals and religious rituals. There is a fire place in the centre of a Jastakhan. Youngsters draw paintings on the wall of Jastakhan during the harvest festivals. This temple's entrance has a sheep head carved on it. Some families keep figurines of the high messangers at the Jastakhan on behalf of their families which is called a Jastak.
Holy Oak
- Value Attachment
- Age
- Nature Practice
- Location Kalash Valley
- Vallery kalash
Holy Oak
Value
Attachment
Location
Kalash Valley
Nature
Practice
Risk
Low to medium
Genesis
Oak is considered sacred for the Kalasha community; its branches are used during animal sacrifices (such as cow) and prayers.
Adamzaat and Parizaat
- Value Cache
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kalash Valley
- Vallery kalash
Adamzaat and Parizaat
Value
Cache
Location
Kalash Valley
Nature
Product
Risk
Low
Genesis
It is believed that fairies (beautiful with golden hair and blue eyes) lived above Anish village and sifted their population using a gigantic sieve; those that passed through the sieve and fell on the land were termed as “ardemes by the fairies. People living in Anish are thus known as the ones that are Parizaat.