Kalash Pakistan and Alexander the Great

The Kalasha or Kalash are the only pagan minority in the Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhua . They are the smallest minority community of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Although people of Kalash were once in a great number , about 200,000 , the number has decreased so that only a handful of Kalashas remaining approximately 3000 to 4000 .
The people of Kalash or white skinned with brown hair and blue eyes golden .

History
The greatest of all is that Kalashas carry a romantic vision of being the descendants of Alexander the Great . On the other hand , many historians believe they are the indigenous tribe of the neighboring region of Nuristan also called Kafiristan ( land of kafir ) . It is believed that , in 1895 , Amir Abdul Rahman , the king of Afghanistan , conquered the area Nursitan and forced locals to convert to Islam. It was at this time that many people have fled to Chitral to avoid conversion. The third theory claims that the ancestors of Kalashas migrated from a remote location in South Asia called Tsiam . The Tsiam is considered the traditional home of these people. The songs and popular fables Kalasha allusion to the existence of Tsiam and their roots belong in this region.

The many gods and goddesses shrines and altars throughout the valley where goats sacrifices are offered regularly . Crows that are considered their ancestors are often fed with their left hand in a number of places including the tombs . Moreover , people of Kalash not bury their dead in the ground rather their coffins are left in the open air. They believe that the soul was happy to leave the human body and to meet already departed souls . It is why they celebrate the funeral of a dead person in the song and dance rather than mourn their bodies.

Kalash is also a beautiful place for tourism and the rich culture of kalashi people.