Alaverdoba Festival – Kakheti, 1930
Local saint’s day “Alaverdoba,” Kakheti, 1930. Photograph by David Kakabadze.
Alaverdoba, a local saint’s day celebration in Kakheti, photographed in 1930 by David Kakabadze. This gelatin silver photograph documents rural gathering practices, ox-drawn carts, and community participation near a church structure in eastern Georgia. The image reflects the continuity of religious and communal traditions during the early Soviet period, when regional festivities remained important elements of social life.
Date
1930
Photographer
Source
Family archive of David Kakabadze
Rights
Public domain - Free to use