About 20 km south of Nowshera, in the village of Ziarat Kaka Sahib, lies the tomb-shrine of the 16th-century Pashtun Sufi Kastir Gul, known affectionately as Kaka Sahib. He was a contemporary of the Mughal emperors Akbar and Jahangir, and his teachings — emphasising direct mystical experience over scholarly law — drew followers from across the Pashtun belt.
The shrine is the regional centre for the Charaghan, an illumination festival held during the Islamic month of Rajab, when thousands of clay oil lamps are lit on the terraces around the tomb. The site is busy on Thursday evenings throughout the year and during the four-day festival. Women and non-Muslims are welcome.