Saffron is generally associated with the Hinduism these days but it is the traditional colour of Muslim Sufi robes as well, at least in the Indian sub-continent.
Here is a Muslim Baba in the pix on the left. I gather that this is the pose in 'haal' (when a man gets spiritually possessed due to devotion) at the shrine of 17th century Sufi Saint in Islamabad (Pakistan).
The shrine of Shah Latif Bari Qadri, known as Bari Imam, during the five-day annual Urs, attracts thousands of devotees from all over the Pakistan and even outside.
I have no photographs of an 'Azaad' sufis, whom I have seen at many hospices and shrines. With their long conical 'topis' and style attracted me from childhood. Lately I haven't seen them. At an Urs sometime ago I saw a group of Azaads standing near the 'mehfil-e-qual'. They would loudly say 'Ya Haq' but before I could get my camera, they had vanished.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Is he a Hindu or Muslim?
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Nice Postings. Meny muslims living friendly with hindus as well as hindus also great attachement with muslims. In some villages both are respecting and attending each other ro their cultural activities. But political and terrorist groups are trying to create clashes in hindu muslim relations for their advantages.
will be back..
I think sufism and bhakti movement is fast disappearing from this land and giving way to wahabism and crude hinduism of confrontation and jehad. I don't think these babas are seen in good light in Pakistan.
The devotees of Haji Waris Ali Shah of Dewa Sharif also wear saffron robes.
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