ISLAMABAD: In a grand concluding ceremony, Kalash community’s 15-day annual religious festival Chatarmus ended here at Bumborate valley today.

According to details, Kalash community celebrate different festivals every year but the main two are Chelum Josh or Joshi and Chomas or Chatarmas.

The festival was simultaneously celebrated in the valleys Rubmor, Birir, and Bumborate.

On the final day, the locals gathered at Bumborate valley to jointly conclude the annual religious festival.

As part of their religious customs, the Kalashi men and women sang songs and performed a folk dance to the beat of drums.

Teenagers wearing animal hides and masks enthralled the audience with their performances.

A number of different colorful events were also held during the festival. By the end of the festival, young Kalashi men and women announced their marriages in front of the audience.

During the festival, Kalash men and women perform folk dances in honor of their god Balimain, who is believed to visit Kalash during the time of the festival.

They sing their religious songs while the men chanted different slogans on their way and appraised their forefathers in their songs.

Children were also busy, reading poems loudly and playing games.

A large number of tourists, local and foreign, also attended the festival.

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