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Kalash mythology and folklore have been compared to that of Ancient Greece

The Kalasha or Kalash are an Indo-Aryan indigenous people residing in the Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. They are considered indigenous people of Asia with ancestors migrating to Chitral Valley from another location that they call “Tsiyam in their folk songs and epics.

Kalash mythology and folklore have been compared to that of Ancient Greece but are much closer to Vedic mythology. Their festivals and rich rituals are a great source of Inspiration just like the small piece of great work in the hands of a Kalasha woman.