Kalash Museum at Bumburet

A Kalash Woman, Shazia Bibi, Cooking the Bread for the Evening Meal, Rumbur Valley.

Kalash Women Dancing at Joshi (Spring) Festival.

Kalash Women  Dancing at Joshi (Spring) Festival. The Kalash people celebrate the end of winter in May each year with the Joshi (Spring) Festival. The first day of Joshi is Milk Day. People go from house to house, dancing and singing. Each household offers milk that has been saved for 10 days before the festival. As hours of dancing reach a climax on the final day, men and women separate in dancing areas and each take branches of walnut to wave as they dance. At the shout of a Shaman, they throw their branches in the air. Photo by Hector Salazar.

Kalash Students Learning Kalasha Alphabet in School. Teacher Noorzia Khan, 16, writes letters from the Kalasha alphabet on a blackboard during a lesson at the Kalasha Dur school and community center in Brun village, located in the Bumburet Kalash Valley.

FC (Frontier Corps) Mess at Bamuret, Kalash. Photo by Tahir Khan Kayani.

Kalash Students Entering School Building. Kalash students walk to class through the entrance of the Kalasha Dur School and Community Center in Brun village, located in Bumburet Valley. Photo by Imran Schah.

A Handsome Kalash Boy Poses in Front of a Camera. Photo by Tahir Khan Kayani.