kafiristan:
“ PAKISTAN. Portraits. Kalash people. 1981.
Purification before attending a festival. At Chaumos, the winter festival, impure and uninitiated persons are not admitted; they must be purified by waving a fire brand over women and children...

kafiristan:

PAKISTAN. Portraits. Kalash people. 1981.

Purification before attending a festival. At Chaumos, the winter festival, impure and uninitiated persons are not admitted; they must be purified by waving a fire brand over women and children and by a special fire ritual for men, involving a shaman waving juniper brands over the men.

By Steve McCurry

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