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PAKISTAN-RELIGION-SUFI


A Pakistani man sells posters of Muslim religious characters outside the Data Darbar where is the Saint Syed Ali bin Osman Al-Hajvery shrine, popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh, during the three-day annual ''Urs'' religious festival in Lahore on February 3, 2010. Data Ganj Bakhsh was a Persian Sufi and scholar during the 11th century. He was born in Ghazni, Afghanistan (990 AD) during reign of the Ghaznavid Empire and settled and died in Lahore spreading Islam in South Asia. During the festival the shrine is lit up with candles and lights, donated dinner is prepared for the people and Sufies dance around and musicians play music for hours. AFP PHOTO/BEHROUZ MEHRI

Detalii fotografie
Loc:     Lahore, PAKISTAN
Sursa:   AFP / Mediafax Foto
Fotograf:   Behrouz MEHRI
Data:   3 Februarie 2010
Dimensiuni:   4300 x 3040 (1.16 MB)
Cuvinte cheie:
PAKISTAN RELIGION SUFI HORIZONTAL