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An elderly wearing a Chapan walks toward where the wedding ceremony will take place, after a game of Buzkachi.
Buzkachi (traditional afghan horse game) played in Utsch Delgha ("three valleys") previous to a Kyrgyz wedding ceremony. Due to the high altitude, horses can not be bred in the Little Pamir. They are brought from the lower elevations especially Badakhshan region and the Wakhan corridor.

Adventure through the Afghan Pamir mountains, among the Afghan Kyrgyz and into Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. July/August 2005. Afghanistan / Pakistan.

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Contained in galleries: Letters to the Pamir - 2005

An elderly wearing a Chapan walks toward where the wedding ceremony will take place, after a game of Buzkachi.<br />
Buzkachi (traditional afghan horse game) played in Utsch Delgha ("three valleys") previous to a Kyrgyz wedding ceremony. Due to the high altitude, horses can not be bred in the Little Pamir. They are brought from the lower elevations especially Badakhshan region and the Wakhan corridor.<br />
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Adventure through the Afghan Pamir mountains, among the Afghan Kyrgyz and into Pakistan's Karakoram mountains. July/August 2005. Afghanistan / Pakistan.