Rakher Upobash Festival is one of the most significant and visually striking festivals of Hinduism in Bangladesh. Primarily celebrated by the Hindu community, this ritual of fasting and prayer is held in honor of Baba Lokenath, a saint revered for his wisdom, ascetic life, and teachings of compassion and devotion. The festival, also known as […]
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Oct
Oct
The Ganga Aarti is a spiritual Hindu ceremony, performed in honour of the Ganges River. It’s held at dusk on the steps or ghats of cities such as Varanasi, Rishikesh and Haridwar. This ceremony attracts both devotees and travellers from around the world. The Ganga Aarti is a symbolic tribute to the power and sanctity […]
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Jul
Jul
The Bonda people, one of the oldest tribes in India, inhabit the remote hills of Orissa. With a population of approximately 7,000 people, they live in a mountainous and forest ecosystem that provides them with the necessary resources for their subsistence. Their economy is based mainly on subsistence agriculture, hunting and gathering. The social organization […]
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Jun
Jun
The Baiga are a forest-dwelling indigenous tribal community in eight states of central India. In the local mythologies, they are often recognized as the original inhabitants of the Earth. Identified as a primitive Dravidian tribe, the Baiga are known for their traditionally minimalistic ways of life. They lived in intimacy with the elements of nature, […]
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Apr
Apr
With more than 6 million souls, the Hazara tribe is the third-largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Most of them live in what is known as Hazarajat, in central Afghanistan. They are also found in Kabul and in Quetta, in neighboring Pakistan. The origins of the Hazara people of Afghanistan are unclear to this date. Most […]
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Aug
Aug
Bangladesh is one of the world’s most densely populated countries. There are people everywhere, and the great majority had an Indo-Aryan phenotype and profess Islam… Yet, far in the Hills bordering Myanmar, we find what at Last Places we like to describe as an ‘island of resistance’. The Tripura people of Bangladesh, a small Animistic […]
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Jul
Jul
About a million and a half people make up the Kochi or Kuchi people, the last nomadic tribe living between central and southern Afghanistan. About 60% of them continue to lead a nomadic lifestyle. The instability of the country during the last 30 years and the recurring droughts are modifying the customs of the Kochi, […]
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Jun
Jun
During the Last Places ethnographic trips we always look for nomadic tribes with the aim of visiting them in their camps to learn about their way of life. They are, normally, the freest human groups and with their own most genuine look (worldview) on life. The Gypsies or Khana Badosh of Pakistan are a clear […]
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May
May
Mentawai tribe is native to the Mentawai Islands, off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. This group is made up of about 64,000 individuals spread over different islands, highlighting the island of Siberut, northern Pagai and southern Pagai and the island of Sipura. This interesting ethnic group is characterized by being semi-nomadic hunters. Within the […]
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Mar
Mar
The Kalash people, also known as Kalasha or Kafir, are an ethnic group made up of about 3,000 people. They live in the Chitral Valleys, in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Pakistan. Most of the Kalash are spread across the Rumbur, Brumbret and Birir Valleys. The Kalash are goat herders and practice subsistence […]
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