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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.
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21 comments

Marije Aguillo said:

Excelente retrato con muy bonita iluminación.
17 months ago ( translate )

Malik Raoulda said:

Des gens simples au grand coeur..Superbe de admirable portrait bien présenté et joliment partagé.
Bonne et agréable semaine clémente.
17 months ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Fascinating portrait.
17 months ago ( translate )

Günter Klaus said:

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 :))
17 months ago ( translate )

tiabunna said:

A lovely portrait and beautiful traditional head-dress, plus interesting background info, Diana. Big huggss XXX
17 months ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

Beautiful portrait D!
17 months ago ( translate )

Ecobird said:

A beautiful portrait and a lovely story Diana. They seem to be a wonderfully hospitable people.
17 months ago

Keith Burton said:

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.
17 months ago

Nicole Merdrignac said:

Superbe et très intéressant.
17 months ago ( translate )

Loose_Grip/Pete said:

Great portrait. At -40 definitely not a great place to hang around in winter!
17 months ago

John FitzGerald said:

A stunning portrait.
17 months ago ( translate )

Jean-louis Thiaudier… said:

Joli portrait expressif!!!
17 months ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

What a Wonderful image ‼️
17 months ago

Roger (Grisly) said:

Excellent portrait and a clear and natural face
17 months ago ( translate )

Joe, Son of the Rock said:

A very dramatic and colour portrait. All the best, Joe
17 months ago