CHITRAL: The winter festival Chitramas (also called Chowmos) of the Kalash people concluded on Sunday in the Bumburate valleys, where it had been celebrated for two fortnights. A grand ceremony ...

Kalashi people observe different rituals during Chomos festival as part of celebrations of new year. They also present traditional songs, dances, and rituals. The festival would culminate on 22nd of ...

New Delhi: Afghanistan’s province of Nuristan was formerly called Kafiristan. Few people knew about this mountainous area before the end of the 18th century. By the year 1859, this area was ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Culture and Tourism Authority (KPCTA) has taken a number of initiatives to facilitate the Kalash people to celebrate their two-week-long festival peacefully as well as to enable ...

It is said that the people who fled after Abdur Rahman's attack at that time are the people of the Kalash community living in the Chitral district of present-day Pakistan. Their number is said to ...

It is pertinent to mention here that the Kalashi people observe different rituals during Chomos festival as part of celebrations of new year. Every year, the festival attracts countless visitors eager ...

The historic fifteen-day festival of Chomos continued on its 13th consecutive today, in Kalash valley, including in district ...

During this, the Kalasha sing traditional songs to express their joy. In the Mandahik ritual, members of the Kalash tribe light pinewood torches and observe five minutes of silence in memory of ...

They also present traditional songs, dances, and rituals. The festival would culminate on December 22. Every year, the festival attracts countless visitors eager to witness and immerse themselves in ...