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Pakistani Muslim devotees gather at the shrine of Sufi Saint Syed Ali bin Osman Al-Hajvery, popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh, during the annual ''Urs'' religious festival in Lahore on December 11, 2014. Data Ganj Bakhsh was a Persian Sufi and scholar during the 11th century. He was born in Ghazni, Afghanistan (990 AD) during 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 food is prepared for the people and Sufis dance and play music for hours. AFP PHOTO/Arif ALI
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Lahore, PAKISTAN |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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ARIF ALI |
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12 Decembrie 2014 |
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