Life

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This young lady is a Dodhi Gujjar also known as a Buffalo Gujjar. Children are often used in the fields to keep watch over the herd.

A young lady working on her embroidery.

A good laugh. Gujjars are a very fun loving people with a quick wit.

The home fires. A Bakarwal Gujjar Kitchen.

Making good use of the stove, making chapatis.

Stoking the fire, while salt tea brews on the stove.

The Bakarwals move twice a year, from the plains up to the mountains in the spring and back down in the fall.

Their sheep and goats are use for milk as well as wool. Here a Gujjar woman spins her wool. Almost the only time sheep are sold for meat is at Id, a Muslim festival

A misconception about people from Pakistan and India is that they are all dark skinned. Here you can see how fair the Gujjar people are.

Always hospitable. Even a stranger is invited to have tea.

Islam plays a very significant role in the life of the Gujjar. As with many Muslims of South Asia, saint veneration is strong. Here a woman prays in front of a holy man's tomb.

A Gujjar man reading his Qu'ran. This is quite rare because most Gujjars are illiterate.

Waiting for prayer at Hazratbal Mosque in Srinagar.

The Gujjars The Origins of the Gujjars Map The Men The Women The Children Life

	This young lady is a Dodhi Gujjar also known as a Buffalo Gujjar. Children are often used in the fields to keep watch over the herd.
A young lady working on her embroidery.
	A good laugh. Gujjars are a very fun loving people with a quick wit.
The home fires. A Bakarwal Gujjar Kitchen.
	Making good use of the stove, making chapatis.
Stoking the fire, while salt tea brews on the stove.
	The Bakarwals move twice a year, from the plains up to the mountains in the spring and back down in the fall.
Their sheep and goats are use for milk as well as wool. Here a Gujjar woman spins her wool. Almost the only time sheep are sold for meat is at Id, a Muslim festival
	A misconception about people from Pakistan and India is that they are all dark skinned. Here you can see how fair the Gujjar people are.
Always hospitable. Even a stranger is invited to have tea.
	Islam plays a very significant role in the life of the Gujjar. As with many Muslims of South Asia, saint veneration is strong. Here a woman prays in front of a holy man's tomb.
A Gujjar man reading his Qu'ran. This is quite rare because most Gujjars are illiterate.
	Waiting for prayer at Hazratbal Mosque in Srinagar.