the aboriginal culture of Kalasha in upper Pakistan

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

By their own telling, the cultural distinctness of the Kalash goes beyond their pagan beliefs. They have a saying, “Our women are free” (homa istrizia azat asan), and they assert that Kalasha women have “choice” (chit)... Gullam Ullah told Strand, "There was Křumâi – they used to call it Mercy-Pleading Křumâi's [place], right? That woman’s — she was a holy woman. Křumâi, a woman, Křumâi. Another — she [Křumâi] was lower, right? — like, higher, divine, important woman, a holy woman, was Disaňi. One of our peoples’ gods was Disaňi; she was a woman."http://www.sourcememory.net/veleda/?p=684

Goddesses of the Kalasha

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One of the last peoples of western Asia to retain their aboriginal culture are the Kalasha of upper Pakistan.