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  • Behind the shrine of moinuddin chisti, ajmer, rajastathan
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  • The shrine of Manubam Bibi
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  • The Bahuchara Mata shrine, Mehsana, Gujarat
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  • Boys play near the remote shrine of Maula Shain
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  • Mendicants and mentally ill go into a trance at the shrine of Mirawali Baba
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  • The Bahuchara Mata shrine, Mehsana, Gujarat
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  • At the shrine of Data Pir, Junagadh, Gujarat
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  • At the Shrine of Deva Sharif
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  • At the Shrine of Deva Sharif, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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  • People wait for food distribution outside the shrine of Moinuddin Chisti, Ajmer, Rajasthan
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  • Streets near the shrine of Manubam Bibi
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  • A family stops at a road-side shrine to lay wreaths and flowers
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  • Devotee at a local Sufi shrine
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  • The Shrine of Pir Raushan Ali, Jammu Tawi, Jammu & Kashmir
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  • Outside a local shrine
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  • At a local shrine
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  • Turin5 008
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  • Street scene
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  • Outside a church, Lucknow
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  • Outside the Hazratbal Mosque, Srinagar
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  • Beggars in the back alleys of the city
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  • Street scene, Ajmer
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  • Families rest and play at the gates of the Nagnath
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  • At the tomb of Tajuddin Baba, Nagpur, Maharashtra
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  • At the Dargah of Hazrat Miran Syed Husian Asghar Khangswar, Ajmer, Rajasthan
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  • Street scene
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  • The Shine at Chamliyal, Jumma Tawi, Jammu & Kashmir
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  • At the Deva Sharif dargah
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  • At the Urs (annual festival) of Dariya Pir, a saint once honored by both the Muslims and Hindus of the town.
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  • The Nizamuddin Dargah, New Delhi
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  • bari imam shrine, islambad, pakistan 2004: a sadhu or holy man is visited by a devotee of the bari imam seeking advice on life and matters of the heart.  these holy men perform a similar function at shrines as hindu holy men and are frequently asked by the local population for help with problems of life and advice on money,love, success and such.  holy men have given up the life of materialism and spend their time moving from shrine to shrine relying on the genorosity of the followers.<br />
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: young men accompanying an offering of decorative drapes and flowers for bari imam's shrine dance to the music of drums and attempt to achiece a state of ecstacy<br />
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: women devotees pray at the bari imam shrine from behind a glass partition.<br />
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  • At the shrine of Hazrat Sayyad Ali Mira Datar - dozens of people come here to exorcise demons, and many families live on the premises in the hope that the shrine caretakers and elders can help those family members suffering from the presence of the devil.
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: a pilgrim sits and contemplates at the bari imam shrine<br />
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: in a swirl of color, devotess dance as they make their way to the bari imam shrine.<br />
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  • Waiting for food distribution at a shrine in the city of Multan.  Multan is the center of Sufi Islam in Pakistan with dozens of shrines dotting the cities landscape.  Those seeking the blessings of the saint will frequently order the preparations of meals for the poor and needy, hundreds of whom flock to such shrines for this free food.
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: a young member of a troupe of holy men getting high on marijuana before performaning a ritual dance at the bari imam's tombstone.  reminiscent of hindu sadhu tradition, such holy men are unique to shrines in the punjab<br />
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  • Children play at a small temple located close to the shrine of Hazrat Sayyad Ali Mira Datar
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  • Indigents find a space to sleep and rest at a sufi shrine in the city of Karachi - such shrines offer refuge and food to the poor and needy and to the millions who come from villages across the country to seek the saints' blessing.
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: musicians sing 'qawwalis' in honor of bari imam and his services to man while a devotee after a night of worship sleeps nearby.  such all night/all day musical sessions are a regular feature of the annual 'urs' and are attended by thousands<br />
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  • At the Sabarimala pilgrimage, Hindu pilgrims exit Vavar's mosque after a circumnavigation and head towards the shrine.
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad pakistan 2004: a man dances at an all night devotional music session. dance and music are used to help devotees achieve an ecstatic state of mind<br />
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: a devotee prostrates himself at the bari imam's grave.  hundreds of housands will arrive at this site during the 5 day annual 'urs' and pray to the holy man for intervention and help with their problems.<br />
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  • A beggar at the shrine of Dana Pir
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad pakistan 2004: a malang, a religious devotee who has dedicated his life towards worship and contemplation, spins and turns to the beats of drums as he attempts to find a state of ecstacy and commune with the divine<br />
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: pilgrims wait in line to visit the burial place of bari imam.  with hundreds of thousands of people coming at the annual 'urs' people have to at times wait for over an hour.<br />
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  • At Aurangzeb's tomb, Khudabad, near Zainuddin Shirazi's shrine
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  • Pilgrims at the shrine of Mirawali Baba
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  • A pilgrim walks away from a small shrine hidden in a local settlement
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad pakistan 2004: a mother and child pilgrims catch up on their sleep after a night of prayers and singing.  hundreds of thousands will come to the annual 'urs' of the bari imam from villages and towns all across the country.<br />
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: a boy prepares butter oil candles, or deemaks, for the evening prayer rituals and alter offerings.<br />
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: the badly lacerated back of a shia pilgrim.  ma'atam, or self flagellation, remains an important shia ritual and are frequently held at the bari imam 'urs' as well<br />
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  • A child sells souvenirs outside the shrine to Baba Farid
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  • Members of the Shiv Sena take a break at a local tea stall at the Haji Malang shrine whose ownership and spiritual leanings they are challenging
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  • The Bhaghavati shrine
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  • At the Sabarimala pilgrimage, Hindu pilgrims exit Vavar's mosque after a circumnavigation and head towards the shrine.
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  • The shrine of Baba Budhan Ali, Jammu Tawi, Jammu & Kashmir
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  • friends gossip in the court yard of an old city shia shrine - the old city of lahore maintains a social culture unique to itself and not found in any other city of the country.
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: lost in his own world, a pilgrim dances his way towards an ecstatic state<br />
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: a holy man sits infront of a large sign that says "Ali", a reference to the Prophets (PBUH) nephew revered by the Shia<br />
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  • At Burhanuddin Gharib's shrine
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  • Outside the crumbling remains of the Dadu Pir shrine
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  • bari imam shrine, islamabad, pakistan 2004: women pilgrims with their children listen to a qawwali concert from a terrace<br />
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  • Flower and wreath sellers in the old city of Lahore - visitors to shrines or graveyards frequent these markets to buy flowers and cloth wreaths that are laid out on top of the graves of the saints.
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