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Relatives of the groom, at the bride's house in Khandut. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan

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Contained in galleries: Secret valley, Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan - 2008, 2011, 2012

Relatives of the groom, at the bride's house in Khandut. Wedding celebration of Dodé Khuda..Wakhi wedding ceremonies usually takes place in the winter months. The Wakhi do most of their business with Afghan Kyrgyz..Winter expedition through the Wakhan Corridor and into the Afghan Pamir mountains, to document the life of the Afghan Kyrgyz tribe. January/February 2008. Afghanistan