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Chinar Trees
- Value Attachment
- Age 500 years
- Nature Product
- Location Kharmang_Kamango
- Vallery skardu
Chinar Trees
Value
Attachment
Location
Kharmang_Kamango
Nature
Product
Age
500 years
Risk
High
Genesis
Once known as a symbol of royalty in the northern Himalayan communities, maple trees across the valley narrate imprints of different dynasties and properties owned by them. These trees stand as an indication of royalty in the region differentiating them from the common folk.
Khanka (Grave of Syed Bibi)
- Value Attachment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kharmang_Kamango
- Vallery skardu
Khanka (Grave of Syed Bibi)
Value
Attachment
Location
Kharmang_Kamango
Nature
Product
Risk
Low
Genesis
This Khanka belongs to a Syeda Bibi. Her body reached the village all the way from Srinagar through the river. The locals buried the body in that area. Her family came looking for the body, when they found it they decided to let the body stay in this village. This Khanka is considered prestigious for the community and they fondly keep the asset preserved.
Rock_Carvings_1
- Value Abandonment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kharmang_Kamango
- Vallery skardu
Skinchapah_Rock_Carvings_2
- Value Abandonment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kharmang_Tolti
- Vallery skardu
Skinchapah_Rock_Carvings_2
Value
Abandonment
Location
Kharmang_Tolti
Nature
Product
Risk
Medium
Genesis
According to Locals, this site was an isolation place for the people infected with smallpox to control the spread of the disease, as there was no treatment for the disease. Since there were no other activities for those people in isolation so they started rock carvings as a way to pass time.
Barbanchan (place of many windows)
- Value Abandonment
- Age
- Nature Practice
- Location Kharmang_Tolti
- Vallery skardu
Barbanchan (place of many windows)
Value
Abandonment
Location
Kharmang_Tolti
Nature
Practice
Risk
Medium
Genesis
Prominent window like structures on mountain top, used to be a weather observatory and moon-stargazing sight in olden times. Now it holds a monumental value for visitors. It shows the community's knowledge and practice of stargazing and keeping a track of seasonal changes using these window shaped observatories on mountain tops.
Kharidong_Fort
- Value Cache
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kharmang_Tolti
- Vallery skardu
Kharidong_Fort
Value
Cache
Location
Kharmang_Tolti
Nature
Product
Risk
Destroyed completely
Genesis
This site was used by the king as a summer resort where he would live with his family for three months during the spring season. For the rest of the year it served for security purposes to protect the community from the invaders.
Wedding Tradition
- Value Cache
- Age
- Nature Practice
- Location Kharmang_Kamango
- Vallery skardu
Wedding Tradition
Value
Cache
Location
Kharmang_Kamango
Nature
Practice
Risk
Low
Genesis
The community followed a wedding tradition where a person would be commissioned to take the bride safely to the groom's house. He would be taken care of and kept happy along with the monetary benefits. If this person would be annoyed there was a fear that he might return the bride to her parents house. Only 25 people were allowed from the bride's side. This tradition is called Atanemo. On the wedding day the groom reaches the bride's place where they are offered a feast and they read Qaseeda. The guests are also served dry fruits as an honor and hospitality from the bride's family.
Balthus
- Value Attachment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kharmang_Kamango
- Vallery skardu
Balthus
Value
Attachment
Location
Kharmang_Kamango
Nature
Product
Risk
Low
Genesis
Balthus is a traditional sehra (garland) made from the sheep wool. The thread used in making balthus is unique. The women gather at the location of the reception of the bride and groom and make balthus. It is shaped as a flower and tied together. The color of wool remains white and the thread holding it together is usually colored. They make a special dish of dried peas with onion and spices which they eat while making balthus. It is believed that people who wear this garland become soft in nature, have control over their anger and become calm in personality. Once the garland is ready family members recite Qaseeda, one end of the garland is tied to the bride's head and the other one is tied to the groom's head.
Srup
- Value Attachment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kharmang_Kamango
- Vallery skardu
Srup
Value
Attachment
Location
Kharmang_Kamango
Nature
Product
Risk
Low
Genesis
Crop cutting festival - A week before sowing the seeds, every household takes the seeds to the mosque and then have a collective Quran Khawani (recitation of the Quran) and pray. The Imam of the mosque points to the direction in which seeds are to be sown and also decides the time and date of sowing seeds. The next day they sow a handful of seeds in the fields. After a week they start ploughing the fields and sow the seeds for cultivation on all the fertile lands. Women cut the crops and men usually transport and arrange the produce in specific places.
Shawl (name not specified)
- Value Attachment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kharmang_Tolti
- Vallery skardu
Shawl (name not specified)
Value
Attachment
Location
Kharmang_Tolti
Nature
Product
Risk
Low
Genesis
Used in the decoration of the Imam-Bargah, and other festivals. Women make the embroidery patterns by hand using thread and mirror work. The shawls are white in color with geometric floral patterns with colorful embroidery. In Khamango village a bride has to take along this shawl with her to the new house as an important part of her dowry.
Chara
- Value Abandonment
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location Kharmang_Tolti
- Vallery skardu
Chara
Value
Abandonment
Location
Kharmang_Tolti
Nature
Product
Risk
High
Genesis
Men are solely responsible for making Charra. Men in the community prepare the wool from yak/goat hair. Wool is then weaved for making thick threads. Then by using the traditional mill machine the Charra is made. It usually has two pieces, each 3 feet long that are combined together.
Wooden Carving
- Value Abandonment
- Age
- Nature Practice
- Location Kharmang_Tolti
- Vallery skardu
Wooden Carving
Value
Abandonment
Location
Kharmang_Tolti
Nature
Practice
Risk
High
Genesis
The wood craft used to be part of every building and this skill came to the valley through craftsmen from Kashmir. Now the craftsmen are very few and the skill is not learnt by younger generation. Each pattern had a meaning and held hidden messages within the carved pattern. The patterns were carved in walnut or mulberry wood using hammer and chisel. The decorated wooden panels were used in old houses dargah Imam Bargah and mosques. There are two different types of wooden carvings: Chaupkari - where pieces are cut and then combined together to make a pattern. The second one is called Kandakari