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Xinaliq Village

Relatives putting silk on the groom's neck to congratulate him with the marriage. The groom is the center of attention during the wedding, music and dance happens around him, while the bride waits inside the home to be brought out for a brief moment. Xinaliq village. July 2009

Relatives putting silk on the groom's neck to congratulate him with the marriage. The groom is the center of attention during the wedding, music and dance happens around him, while the bride waits inside the home to be brought out for a brief moment. Xinaliq village. July 2009

Mountain dweller on horseback. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June 2006 View of the village, wedding tents spread in lower Xinaliq. July 2009 Family on a porch of their house. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006 Sisters in law and carpet weavers at home. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. June 2006 Sisters in law at home. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. 2006 Boy standing next to Motal - traditional cheese matured in sheepskin and hung to dry. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006 Mother and daughter inside a baking room. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006 21 year old Yegana Malayeva in her father's house. Xinaliq village, Azerbaijan. June, 2006 Zulfiya with her little brother at home. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. 2006 Old men playing domino at the Culture Club. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006 Boy with green eyes. Xinaliq Village, Azerbiajan. June, 2006 Children playing in the hills. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006 Toddler on a dowry chest. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006 Family on the porch of their house. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. 2006 Village kids. Xinaliq, Azerbaijan. June, 2006 Woman baking bread in tandoor. Xinaliq Village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006 Ziber Bagirov with his grandsons in Xinaliq's oldest house of Nikolay's times. Xinaliq village. Azerbaijan. June, 2006 Shepherd on the way to the village. Xinaliq, July 2009 Brightly painted interior of a typical home in Xinaliq village. July 2009 Family eating dinner at home. Xinaliq village. July 2009 Bride in the bedroom. Xinaliq village. July 2009 Relatives putting silk on the groom's neck to congratulate him with the marriage. The groom is the center of attention during the wedding, music and dance happens around him, while the bride waits inside the home to be brought out for a brief moment. Xinaliq village. July 2009 Wedding musicians by the tent. Xinaliq village. July 2009 Girl inside a dowry room. Woodens chests are decorated to store dowry of the bride. "Contgratulations on your marriage" is written in red letters on the dowry chest. Xinaliq village. July 2009 Relative of the bride breastfeeding in a quiet room. Fruit is prepared to be laid out for guests. Xinaliq village. July 2009 Family at the doorstep of their home. Xinaliq village. July 2009 Sisters boiling chickpeas for Tikya Bozbash, a meal of mutton, potatos and vegetables cooked in a broth to be served for the wedding guests. Xinaliq village. July 2009 Women making Kelem Dolmasi for the wedding guests. A dish of minced mutton wrapped in cabbage leaves. The village diet mostly consists of mutton based meals. Xinaliq, July 2009 Women making Kelem Dolmasi for the wedding guests. A dish of minced mutton wrapped in cabbage leaves. The village diet mostly consists of mutton based meals. Xinaliq, July 2009 While tents are traditionally set up for men, women tend to eat the wedding meal inside the homes. Xinaliq village. July 2009 Sisters in law. Xinaliq village. July 2009 Grandmother and grandson at home. Poster of Azerbaijan's former president Heydar Aliyev on display. Xinaliq village. July 2009