ZARE GARHI, Khalji Khula

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified, relatively large cave (unidentified size, unidentified shape, unidentified peculiar characteristics, unidentified orientation), which may be wide open and lit by daylight, appears to be a sacred cave or rock shelter (temple cave) and Muslim cult-spot, where a rite of transition is performed, the initial head-hair cut. SITUATION: At a spot which lies in an unidentified spatial relation to a so-called Sar Kale Khamatse (note 1), which may correspond to the Zare Garhi (head cave) indicated on AMS sheet Kohat (NI42-12, U502 series, 1959 edition) near that Khalji Khula which lies about 5 km from the Afghanistan border. APPROACH (Brooks 1997 Mss: Pakistan Cave Database): From Hangu (N33°31'58”: E71°03'36” WGS84, about 40 km W from Kohat N33°35'13”: E71°26'29” WGS84) via Kalaya, Tira or Tara, Tirah, Mani Keyl or Mani Khel, and Dara or Darai (note 2). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Tradition has it that on birth of a new born baby the family goes to cave, has picnic, an gives child first hair cut (note 3).An unspecified, relatively large cave (unidentified size, unidentified shape, unidentified peculiar characteristics, unidentified orientation), which may be wide open and lit by daylight, appears to be a sacred cave or rock shelter (temple cave) and Muslim cult-spot, where a rite of transition is performed, the initial head-hair cut. SITUATION: At a spot which lies in an unidentified spatial relation to a so-called Sar Kale Khamatse (note 1), which may correspond to the Zare Garhi (head cave) indicated on AMS sheet Kohat (NI42-12, U502 series, 1959 edition) near that Khalji Khula which lies about 5 km from the Afghanistan border. APPROACH (Brooks 1997 Mss: Pakistan Cave Database): From Hangu (N33°31'58”: E71°03'36” WGS84, about 40 km W from Kohat N33°35'13”: E71°26'29” WGS84) via Kalaya, Tira or Tara, Tirah, Mani Keyl or Mani Khel, and Dara or Darai (note 2). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Tradition has it that on birth of a new born baby the family goes to cave, has picnic, anAn unspecified, relatively large cave (unidentified size, unidentified shape, unidentified peculiar characteristics, unidentified orientation), which may be wide open and lit by daylight, appears to be a sacred cave or rock shelter (temple cave) and Muslim cult-spot, where a rite of transition is performed, the initial head-hair cut. SITUATION: At a spot which lies in an unidentified spatial relation to a so-called Sar Kale Khamatse (note 1), which may correspond to the Zare Garhi (head cave) indicated on AMS sheet Kohat (NI42-12, U502 series, 1959 edition) near that Khalji Khula which lies about 5 km from the Afghanistan border. APPROACH (Brooks 1997 Mss: Pakistan Cave Database): From Hangu (N33°31'58”: E71°03'36” WGS84, about 40 km W from Kohat N33°35'13”: E71°26'29” WGS84) via Kalaya, Tira or Tara, Tirah, Mani Keyl or Mani Khel, and Dara or Darai (note 2). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Tradition has it that on birth of a new born baby the family goes to cave, has picnic, an gives child first hair cut (note 3).