The political symbolism of the Pshav (NE Georgian highland) mid-summer festival.

26/06/03


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The political symbolism of the Pshav (NE Georgian highland) mid-summer festival.

Georgian provinces

Northeast Georgian highlands

GOGOLAURTA 15 July 2001

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Ringing bell in sazare of lower shrine (Turmanaulta)

Tavqevisberi Pilip’e Baghiauri with drosha

Perquli (men’s round dance)

Tavqevisberi leads people to top of Kmodis gori

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Bell-tower atop Kmodis gori

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Pshavis Aragvi seen from Kmodis gori

Blessing ram with candle before sacrifice

Auxiliary Qevisberi Goderdzi K’uc’ashvili

Sacrifice held off ground (for purification of qevisberi)

Blood mixed with wine for use in purification ritual.

Confirmation of Goderdzi K’uc’ashvili as qevisberi (9th sacrifice, 2000)

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Boys’ presentation at C’ulis gasarevi k’oshk’i

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Women’s and girls’ presentation

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Anointing of icons with blood

Putting on headband before taking up drosha

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Dancing perquli on arrival at lower shrine

Leaning drosha toward bell-tower

Carving meat inside qevisberebi’s cabin (sadarbazo)

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Damast’es Xat’i (by confluence of Aragvi & Matur-qevis C’q’ali)

Pilip’e Baghiauri asked to offer sacrifice before restoration work begins at Lasharis Jvari, 25 June 2000

The qevisberi speaks with Erak’le Gogolauri and the chief of the construction team

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Softening bees wax for candles

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At Lasharis Jvari, the blood of the sacrifice must spill into a special pit by the shrine.

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Lighting candles at the sasantle of Lasharis Jvari

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Chain used by Queen Tamar to bind blacksmith Misria (Jalabauri), founder of Misriaant-k’ari

Erak’le Gogolauri, organizer of restoration project

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Lasharoba, 17 July 2000. Dedication of newly-restored beer-storage hut (salude).

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Medieval cross and other objects found during restoration of salude.

Qevisberi Beglar Dzebniauri and assistant Irak’li bearing banners of Lasharis Jvari

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Traditional banner (drosha)

New banner made for Lasharis Jvari

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Qevisberi Beglar (Lasha) Dzebniauri

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Man in traditional choxa presenting sacrifice at Lasharis Jvari.

Lasharoba, 16 July 2001

Dzebniauri asperses restored bell-tower with blood of sacrificed lamb.

Ongoing restoration of chief-priests’ council room

E. Gogolauri and workers at oath-taking stone

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Qeviseri Beglar Dzebniauri with banners

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The medieval cross discovered in 2000, now restored

Guest and qevisberi wearing traditional choxa, during offering of ibex horns to shrine.

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Crossing the C’ac’adis-c’q’ali on route to Tamar-Ghele, 17 July 2001

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Sak’virao

Newly-restored church (built 1910) at Tamar-Ghele

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Large bell-tower behind new roof on church

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Guram, grandson of Bich’uri Badrishvili, who donated new church roof at Tamar-Ghele

Erak’le Gogolauri and xridoli (martial arts) instructor Nuk’ri Mch’edlishvili in traditional costume

Beads left as offering at Tamar-Ghele

Worshipers face sazare as qevisberi Beglar Dzebniauri rings bells.

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Qevisberi prays before sasantle (candle-altar)

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Guram being toasted (mother Tek’le behind)

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Gagimarjot!

Auteur:Kevin Tuite

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