The object of the research is the cult of holy places in Kyrgyzstan and related ritual practices. The subject of the research can be called the socio-cultural content of this cult and practices of pilgrimage. The following questions are outlined accordingly:
1. Shamanic, spiritualist and healing narratives that preserve images of historical, social and ethnocultural memory.
2. Reflection of historical and cultural figures and events in neo-shamanic narratives, spiritual healing practices and ritual texts.
3. New features in the cult of sacred places in Kyrgyzstan, modern trends, images and artifacts in line with New Age.
Lower Himalayan Region, India, South Asia
Kalindi Kokal