Title: The political symbolism of the Pshav NE Georgian highland midsummer festival'
1The political symbolism of the Pshav (NE Georgian
highland) mid-summer festival.
- Kevin Tuite
- Université de Montréal
- Chicago Conf on Caucasia 2002
2Georgian provinces
3Northeast Georgian highlands
4GOGOLAURTA 15 July 2001
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6Ringing bell in sazare of lower shrine
(Turmanaulta)
7Tavqevisberi Pilipe Baghiauri with drosha
8Perquli (mens round dance)
9Tavqevisberi leads people to top of Kmodis gori
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13Bell-tower atop Kmodis gori
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15Pshavis Aragvi seen from Kmodis gori
16Blessing ram with candle before sacrifice
17Auxiliary Qevisberi Goderdzi Kucashvili
18Sacrifice held off ground (for purification of
qevisberi)
19Blood mixed with wine for use in purification
ritual.
20Confirmation of Goderdzi Kucashvili as
qevisberi (9th sacrifice, 2000)
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23Boys presentation at Culis gasarevi koshki
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25Womens and girls presentation
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27Anointing of icons with blood
28Putting on headband before taking up drosha
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33Dancing perquli on arrival at lower shrine
34Leaning drosha toward bell-tower
35Carving meat inside qevisberebis cabin
(sadarbazo)
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37 - LASHARIS JVARI
- Summer 2000, 2001
38Damastes Xati (by confluence of Aragvi
Matur-qevis Cqali)
39Pilipe Baghiauri asked to offer sacrifice before
restoration work begins at Lasharis Jvari, 25
June 2000
40The qevisberi speaks with Erakle Gogolauri and
the chief of the construction team
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42Softening bees wax for candles
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45At Lasharis Jvari, the blood of the sacrifice
must spill into a special pit by the shrine.
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47Lighting candles at the sasantle of Lasharis Jvari
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49Chain used by Queen Tamar to bind blacksmith
Misria (Jalabauri), founder of Misriaant-kari
50Erakle Gogolauri, organizer of restoration
project
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52Lasharoba, 17 July 2000. Dedication of
newly-restored beer-storage hut (salude).
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54Medieval cross and other objects found during
restoration of salude.
55Qevisberi Beglar Dzebniauri and assistant Irakli
bearing banners of Lasharis Jvari
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57Traditional banner (drosha)
58New banner made for Lasharis Jvari
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60Qevisberi Beglar (Lasha) Dzebniauri
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62Man in traditional choxa presenting sacrifice at
Lasharis Jvari.
63Lasharoba, 16 July 2001
64Dzebniauri asperses restored bell-tower with
blood of sacrificed lamb.
65Ongoing restoration of chief-priests council room
66E. Gogolauri and workers at oath-taking stone
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69Qeviseri Beglar Dzebniauri with banners
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71The medieval cross discovered in 2000, now
restored
72Guest and qevisberi wearing traditional choxa,
during offering of ibex horns to shrine.
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74Crossing the Cacadis-cqali on route to
Tamar-Ghele, 17 July 2001
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76Sakvirao
77Newly-restored church (built 1910) at Tamar-Ghele
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79Large bell-tower behind new roof on church
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81Guram, grandson of Bichuri Badrishvili, who
donated new church roof at Tamar-Ghele
82Erakle Gogolauri and xridoli (martial arts)
instructor Nukri Mchedlishvili in traditional
costume
83Beads left as offering at Tamar-Ghele
84Worshipers face sazare as qevisberi Beglar
Dzebniauri rings bells.
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86Qevisberi prays before sasantle (candle-altar)
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88Guram being toasted (mother Tekle behind)
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92Gagimarjot!