Kalash Daastan | Festival at Bamboret | Ep. 8 | Snk on Wheels | 0014

It was time for us to visit the fairyland once again .. We visited Bamboret Kalash Valley in June 2022, however, the magic of this place attracted us once again. Sidra, myself and Malik Matee ur Rehman in one SUV, while Rana Saheb of famous YouTube channel GoPakNorth in the other SUV traveled from Islamabad (and Gujranwala) from 23rd May to 29th May, 2024. Our objective was not to drive on the difficult mountain roads ... yes, we did that too, but it was the satisfaction of meeting and interacting with beautiful and simple Kalash people. This series is story of our beautiful travel ...

This eighth episode covers our day spent at Bamboret Valley on 27th May, 2024. It was an exciting day for us as the full fledged festival was planned for the day..
This day was exceptionally different from the "toned down" festival at Rumbur Valley held the previous day.
Some time after the noon, the drum beating started. People started assembling at the Dancing place. Women of all ages participated with full passion and fervour. Some men joined in the dances as well, but primarily the beautiful Kalash women performed the simple, sober yet exciting dances.. Their simple steps in harmony provided an opportunity to our hearts to sync with the rhythm of nature.
Close to sunset, men folk assembled facing towards the setting sun with walnut branches in their hands ... women stood behind their men .... their praying towards the setting sun continued till the sun sank behind the tall mountains.
Dancing resumed but the steps were different ... the dancing girls connected to each other with ropes, signifying their mutual bonds and love for their community.

After the festival, we went to local trout fish farm. We caught fish with nets and brought them to our hotel. The hotel chef fried the delicious trout for us. We were joined by several Kalash friends as well.
Our evening continued till very late at night highlighted with local songs and music.

After all this excitement, we actually felt sad. It was our last night at Bamboret. The next day we traveled to Chitral, and from there we headed back to Islamabad. InshaAllah, in our next episode, we will cover our remaining travelogue.

We hope that you enjoyed our travel. We discovered the Kalash culture in relatively more depth.

Stay Blessed.

Mr. Zahir Shah, Zahir Cafe, Bamboret 03449706433
Mr Yasir Ali, Manager, Alexander Post Hotel, Bamboret 03449709280
Mr. Faizi Khan, Manager Trout Farm at Bamboret 0344-9834036
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