Ritual Purification - Kalash (polytheists in The Mountains of Pakistan)

Kalash (polytheists in The Mountains of Pakistan)

Kalash theology has very strong notions of purity and impurity. Menstruation is confirmation of women's impurity and when their periods begin they must leave their homes and enter the village menstrual building or "bashaleni". Only after undergoing a purification ceremony restoring their purity can they return home and rejoin village life. The husband is an active participant in this ritual.

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