Khakhmati is the last village before the Datvisjvari (Bear-Cross) pass and as the road leaves the village there is an extensive sacred enclosure (nishi) that encompasses a number of shrines and sacred trees. It is unclear how widely used this enclosure remains, but it is clear that some ritual practice continues at the site.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
18th September 2016
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Peter Leeming
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
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Type
Ethnographic information/Social History
Tags
Georgia, Khakhmati, Khevsureti, Pagan, Sacred Enclosure
Collection
Item Type
Landscape
Citation
Emma Loosley, “Khakhmati,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed November 24, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/740.