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Music_Wedding_Tunes
- Value Attachment
- Age
- Nature Practice
- Location Yasin Valley
- Vallery yasin
Music_Wedding_Tunes
Value
Attachment
Location
Yasin Valley
Nature
Practice
Risk
Medium
Genesis
A practice in traditional wedding of Yasin, in which the bride circles around the fire three times. People wish her best of wishes. Due to Dirham. First turn, she saute the Dirham, and then takes two more turns. When the bride is sent off to the new house, there’s a special saaz for that. The musician play that tune when the girl is sent off to her “Hamangi”. It is still practiced, and it’s a very old tradition. It’s dated back to 1924. For the groom the tune that is used is “Shishtuwar”.
Music_tunes
- Value Abandonment
- Age
- Nature Practice
- Location
- Vallery yasin
Music_tunes
Value
Abandonment
Nature
Practice
Risk
High
Genesis
Yasin valley has musical instruments and specific tunes that are played on various events, During the time of Raja, musicians played these instruments and tunes to please the Raja on various celebrations, festivals, and events. Certain instruments are at risk and the number people skilled to produce and play these instruments are diminishing. Whilst the community likes these musical traditions, very few encourage their children to pursure this as it is not considered noble and some members of the community demotivate the talented/skilled musicians. The practice is now at high risk as few people are learning this skill now
Language of the Djinns
- Value Cache
- Age
- Nature Product
- Location
- Vallery yasin
Language of the Djinns
Value
Cache
Nature
Product
Risk
Medium
Genesis
A story narrated in the Noah village of Yasin valley, an old man narrated that he was out in the street around the nighttime. He heard two people talking to each other. When he tried to listen carefully, the language wasn't any local language, Urdu or English, it was the language of Jinns. He thought that those two people were guests, so he kept waiting to receive them. he couldn't see any shape or physical form, these voices just crossed him. He came back home and slept, the next day when he woke up sick. He visited a lot of hospitals but nobody could find a cure or no medicine could help him. He visited a Khalifa/Aalim to know about the problem and the Aalim told him that he's been affected by the presence of Jinns. The Khalifa told him that only the person who knows 'Arzaheem Dua' can cure him. Till date he is on bed and sick. He also stated that his neighbour was paralysed and he died. They think that happened because of Jinns too.
Siliharang megaliths
- Value Abandonment
- Age Bronze
- Nature Product
- Location Siliharang Yasin, Between the confluence point of Phandar and Yasin Rivers.
- Vallery yasin
Siliharang megaliths
Value
Abandonment
Location
Siliharang Yasin, Between the confluence point of Phandar and Yasin Rivers.
Nature
Product
Age
Bronze
Risk
High
Genesis
Circular huge boulder structure which is around 6 feet high and 4 feet wide, these structures are believed to be prehistoric funerary structures or mass graves (collective burials). These structures are from bronze age and are at high risk of human vandalism, people have already dug along these structures in search of treasures which have damaged the small portion of the structure. There are several stories related to Deyo/Jinns associated with these stones.
Bujayot Megalith
- Value Abandonment
- Age Bronze
- Nature Product
- Location Bujayot
- Vallery yasin
Bujayot Megalith
Value
Abandonment
Location
Bujayot
Nature
Product
Age
Bronze
Risk
High
Genesis
Circular huge boulder structure which is around 6 feet high and 4 feet wide, these structures are believed to be prehistoric funerary structures or mass graves (collective burials). These structures are from bronze age and are at high risk of human vandalism, people have already dug along these structures in search of treasures which have damaged the small portion of the structure. There are several stories related to Deyo/Jinns associated with these stones.
Manichi Megalith
- Value Abandonment
- Age Bronze
- Nature Product
- Location Manichi
- Vallery yasin
Badol house
- Value Abandonment
- Age 600 Years
- Nature Product
- Location
- Vallery yasin
Badol house
Value
Abandonment
Nature
Product
Age
600 Years
Risk
High
Genesis
A vernacular house with traditional wood patterns and designs carved on different columns and pillars of the house. The structure was built by Raja Gohar Aman for residential purpose and it is said that Gohar Aman lived in this house. The house is associated with the Gulbashrote family. This house is different from other vernacular houses which are present in the valley, it is bigger than the other houses. The house is considered at high risk because of lack of maintenance and poor upkeep. The house also has stories of supernatural beings associated with the adjacent walnut tree. The residents of the house narrates that if someones dies in the house, the house shakes and it seems like it will fall down, all family members have experienced this and on happy occasions they hear sounds from outside in the verandah as if a 100 guests have come but when they open the door, the verandah is empty. The house is associated of the community as well previously Tukhamrezi was also celebrated in the house but it got discontinued by the residents in 2007 and people from the village also used to visit the house and give offerings/ziarat at the central stove Shuttun.
Azur-e-makhduri
- Value Abandonment
- Age Bronze
- Nature Product
- Location Near Barandas bridge by the room side.
- Vallery yasin
Azur-e-makhduri
Value
Abandonment
Location
Near Barandas bridge by the room side.
Nature
Product
Age
Bronze
Risk
High
Genesis
Circular huge boulder structure which is around 6 feet high and 4 feet wide, these structures are believed to be prehistoric funerary structures or mass graves (collective burials). These structures are from bronze age and are at high risk of human vandalism, people have already dug along these structures in search of treasures which have damaged the small portion of the structure. There are several stories related to Deyo/Jinns associated with these stones.
Mirza Kachut's Apricot Gardens
- Value Attachment
- Age More than 500 years
- Nature Product
- Location
- Vallery yasin
Mirza Kachut's Apricot Gardens
Value
Attachment
Nature
Product
Age
More than 500 years
Risk
Low
Genesis
Story of a supernatural being that is associated with a family of Pir Shah Kalan in Yasin Valley. The last Peer of this family was Pir Fazal Shah, it is believed that Mirza Kachat stayed till Pir Fazal Shah was alive and after his death he continued to stay for a few years and then eventually disappeared. Various supernatural stories and places are associated with Mirza Kachat like apricot gardens and camel stones etc. Grandmothers tell different stories about Mirza Kachat to children which is keeping the legend alive. The whole community is familiar with these stories and places associated with Mirza Kachat, hence it is at low risk. The Apricot trees planted by Mirza Kachut are twisted and are known to have been brought from Jinalikoch village in Chitral.
Azur-e-makhduri
- Value Abandonment
- Age Neolithic time
- Nature Product
- Location Near Rahimabad, Hundur Par in the garden of a local person. Shakeel is the current owner.
- Vallery yasin
Azur-e-makhduri
Value
Abandonment
Location
Near Rahimabad, Hundur Par in the garden of a local person. Shakeel is the current owner.
Nature
Product
Age
Neolithic time
Risk
high
Genesis
Stone formations in a circular pattern, these stones are 4 feet high and 2 feet wide and have several inscriptions on them.
Barandas Ziarat
- Value Attachment
- Age 500 years
- Nature Product
- Location Barandas
- Vallery yasin
Barandas Ziarat
Value
Attachment
Location
Barandas
Nature
Product
Age
500 years
Risk
none
Genesis
The structure is made of mud with traditional wood carvings, the ziarat is associated with the pir and his family, it is a religious site and people from the village and nearby areas come to this place to make wishes and they also give various offerings. People light up oil lamps every Thursday and Friday, and an annual ceremony of flag change headed by the Khalifa of Pir, traditional cuisine shpri is also prepared for this day, food is also distributed on this day.
Akhrot ka drakht
- Value Abandonment
- Age 300 years
- Nature Product
- Location Hundur village
- Vallery yasin
Akhrot ka drakht
Value
Abandonment
Location
Hundur village
Nature
Product
Age
300 years
Risk
None
Genesis
An old communal space that is used for making important decisions by the community. The place is associated with the Miranay tribe, it's a huge open space with only one huge walnut tree in the center, people bring out food under the shade of this tree and eat it together. Community uses this space for various functions like important decision making for the community, threshing is also done in this place during the season.