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    The two sexes of the Kalasha tribe, the sole surviving pagan tribe in Pakistan, live in peace and equality and marriage is a decision involving both parties. According to traditions, Kalasha women are required to be quarantined in a rustic room during menstruation or pregnancy. Despite that, the women are still happy to do so singing and sewing their days away. Does this pure bliss stem from the control that a Kalasha woman is able to have over her own destiny? by: onebackpackoneworld Views[527] Unlike their Muslim compatriots, the pagan Kalasha women are adorned in rainbow colours and sexually liberated. However, known to the outside as To erect homes along the slanted valley walls, Kalash houses are laid out such that the rooftop of a house is used as foundation for another house built above. Having settled for generations on fertile river banks dotted by apricot and mulberry trees deep in the Hindukush, the Kalasha people live in tune with nature and take its provisions as blessings for their survival. by: onebackpackoneworld Views[957] The funeral of a respected person in the village was held over three days, with the beating of drums and women dancing and singing in circles. The life of a deceased is celebrated by a life story retold by the elders of the village. Life and death are treated by the Kalash as part and partial of the undying cycle of nature. by: onebackpackoneworld Views[584] Tucked away in the dramatic mountainous region bordering Afghanistan, the remote Kalash Valleys can only be accessed after winding for hours through sharp turns and bumpy roads. The primary form of communication of the Kalash Valleys to the outside world is, apart from the only TV in the village at the communal teahouse, the donkeys that transport people and commodities to and from the villages. But such isolation is gradually disappearing with introduction of the money economy by homesteaders coming from other parts of Pakistan, which are starting to outnumber the indigenous population. by: onebackpackoneworld Views[470]
     

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