The Kalash Valley-Chitral Pakistan

The Kalash valley, in north-western Pakistan, is home to a tiny number of non-Muslims in Chitral. The Kalash have unique customs, including the consumption of alcohol and the worship of several Gods

The Chitral population is estimated to number between 3,500 and 5,000.

The Kalash women wear colourful beads but do not hide their faces. The men have all but discarded traditional dress.

Kalash girls and boys in a private school built by the Greek government. Some Kalash believe they are descended from Alexander the Great and his soldiers, which has triggered intense interest from Greek volunteers and Athens over the past decade. However, the kidnap of a Greek volunteer from this school in 2009 badly affected the flow of aid.

Kalash girls at a government school in their mountain homeland. Pictures of Kalash women and girls, who wear colourful beads, have been a staple of Pakistani tourism literature for decades

Until the 1970s, the Kalash buried their dead in coffins that were left above ground. Although the dead are now buried the remains of old coffins are scattered about the graveyards

In the Kalash graveyard, the remains of a Spanish 'zoologist' who was murdered in the valley in 2002. The police claimed he was an intelligence agent. The case was never resolved