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Diana Australis

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Posted: 16 Jul 2023

Taken: 14 Jun 2023

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Afghanistan •
Chipurson •
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Babagundi shrine •
Wakhi woman •

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Thé lady of the house at the end of the road

Thé lady of the house at the end of the road
A beautiful Wakhi woman making a cup of tea for us in the mud and stone house at the end of the road in Chipurson Valley, Gojal, Pakistan. On thé doorstep of Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor. She is related to my darling adopted Wakhi family from Gulmit. She and her husband live in this simple house for 6 months of the year as volunteer caretakers of the remote high altitude BabaGhundi Sufi pilgrimage shrine located here. Pilgrims bring in donations of food for them. In the winter it is -40° here and snowed in, so they return to their own village lower down the valleys.

HelenaPF, ©UdoSm, Heidiho, Dominique Sarrazin and 33 other people have particularly liked this photo

21 comments - The latest ones
 Marije Aguillo
Marije Aguillo club
Excelente retrato con muy bonita iluminación.
9 months ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Des gens simples au grand coeur..Superbe de admirable portrait bien présenté et joliment partagé.
Bonne et agréable semaine clémente.
9 months ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Fascinating portrait.
9 months ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Ein sehr aussagekräftiges Foto liebe Diana,sie hat sicher schon einiges erlebt und vielen Dank auch für deine tolle Geschichte zu dieser Wakhi Frau :))

Ich wünsche dir eine sehr schöne Woche,eine herzliche Umarmung und ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
9 months ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A lovely portrait and beautiful traditional head-dress, plus interesting background info, Diana. Big huggss XXX
9 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Beautiful portrait D!
9 months ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird club
A beautiful portrait and a lovely story Diana. They seem to be a wonderfully hospitable people.
9 months ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
An excellent portrait Diana............she looks full of character, as if she might have a story or two to tell. I like the colourful traditional dress.
9 months ago.
 Nicole Merdrignac
Nicole Merdrignac club
Superbe et très intéressant.
9 months ago.
 Loose_Grip/Pete
Loose_Grip/Pete club
Great portrait. At -40 definitely not a great place to hang around in winter!
9 months ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club
A stunning portrait.
9 months ago.
 Jean-louis Thiaudiere
Jean-louis Thiaudier… club
Joli portrait expressif!!!
9 months ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
What a Wonderful image ‼️
9 months ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Excellent portrait and a clear and natural face
9 months ago.
 Joe, Son of the Rock
Joe, Son of the Rock club
A very dramatic and colour portrait. All the best, Joe
9 months ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
Beau chapeau typique pour servir le thé.
9 months ago.
 photosofghosts
photosofghosts club
Not only a splendid portrait, but also a beautiful testimony of a distant and unknown culture for us.
The photo deserves to be published on the "National geographic", congratulations !!
Fabio
9 months ago.
 Eva Lewitus
Eva Lewitus club
Amazing all those bright colors in the clothing... making up for the dreary landscape? She has a wonderful face.
9 months ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
a well done portrait
8 months ago.
 aNNa schramm
aNNa schramm club
a nice portrait from an old woman
8 months ago.
 ©UdoSm
©UdoSm club
A very dignified and well-groomed appearance...
4 months ago.

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