Author
Habib Borjian
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Shāh-e Sarāb: A Hazara Solar Festival in Bamiyan and Connections with Ancient Khordādgān
Abstract The annual festival of Shāh-e Sarāb has been a major Hazara pilgrimage in Waras district of Afghanistan’s Bamiyan Province on the fourteenth day of Jawzā/Khordād (June 4). Drawing on published accounts, virtual ethnography, remote interviews, and satellite imagery, this...