Matrimony, the Ghashghai way
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The Ghashghai are Iran's largest nomadic pastoralist (pastoral farming) group who live in Fars, Khuzestan and southern Isfahan province. Each year they travel with their flocks from Shiraz in the hot season to the winter pastures near the Persian Gulf. -Photos by Reuters
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Sep 17, 2011 03:17pm
I see a strong Russian influence there. Wish Dawn would share a video blog on this too.
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Sep 17, 2011 04:20pm
The Persians are a very ancient civilisation and it's is most probable that the Russians were influenced by them rather than the other way round. You still have a large population of Turk/Persian people in Russia.
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Sep 17, 2011 10:30pm
I also agree with Naeem. Persian civilization is very old and may be the origin of this tribe.
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Sep 18, 2011 06:11am
i dont see these kind of pictures on Indian media. I think there should be limits to commercialization and also shows quality of pakistani media. good job
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Sep 18, 2011 10:02am
A rare and simple beauty. well done Dawn
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Sep 18, 2011 10:37am
These are the Arya people who came into the indian subcontinent. Aryavart (The land of Aryas extended from Aryamen (Armenia) to Bengal.
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Sep 18, 2011 10:38am
Contd... from previous comment...." Later some adopted a few beliefs of the locals of the Indian subcontinents and came to be known as Hindus. Then Islam came from Arabia and the Zardusht (of Iran) and the Sakas of Afghanistan and Pakistan were converted to Islam. So these Ghasgahi (I think that they belong to the Lor tribe - the hat is a giveaway) are the tribe we in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Northern India descended from!"
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Sep 18, 2011 12:28pm
They look like the Indo-European people and much similar to the Hindus who too use fire for marriage ceremony. Fire worship is a commonality in Hindus and pre-Islamic Iranians who were primarily Zoroastrians.
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Sep 18, 2011 01:31pm
No. The Qashqai (Ghasgai) or a Turkic people whose language is similar to Mongolian and Turkish.
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Sep 18, 2011 06:46pm
Judging from the garments and the tents, I would think they are tied to the Mongols of Central Asia who had conquered Persia a 1000 years ago or so and settled there, later converting to Islam. These peole might be Zoroasters influenced by the Mongol occupiers.
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