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These women are talking in the shade of this + - 400 old tree. It’s one of the many holy places in the Wakhan, called Ostone. They are cleaning the floor of the small pieces of wood that fell overnight and then putting them away behind them, at the base of the tree. Although they are muslims, many of their religious practices show the herirage pf previous beliefs like animism, fire worshipping, Buddhism etc This shrine named "Saïd Brom". In the village of Kipkut. The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.

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Contained in galleries: A walk through time, Afghanistan - 2017

These women are talking in the shade of this + - 400 old tree. It’s one of the many holy places in the Wakhan, called Ostone. They are cleaning the floor of the small pieces of wood that fell overnight and then putting them away behind them, at the base of the tree. Although they are muslims, many of their religious practices show the herirage pf previous beliefs like animism, fire worshipping, Buddhism etc This shrine named "Saïd Brom". In the village of Kipkut. The traditional life of the Wakhi people, in the Wakhan corridor, amongst the Pamir mountains.