Dargah

Every Sufi Dargah is incomplete without Qawwals and their quintessential Qawwali. .be it Makhdoom Shah Baba at Mahim, or Khwajah Garib Nawaz at Ajmer or Nizamuddin Aulia in Delhi.

The Qawwals and Qawwali « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

This was Dr Glenn Losacks first and perhaps last trip to Haji Malang , I dont blame him, the crowds shouting Jai Bhavani and politicizing the peace of this Dargah which is revered by all communities vitiate the atmosphere with bullying , especially if he is a white man and a foreigner.

The American Photographer « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

This was Dr Glenn Losacks first and perhaps last trip to Haji Malang , I dont blame him, the crowds shouting Jai Bhavani and politicizing the peace of this Dargah which is revered by all communities vitiate the atmosphere with bullying , especially if he is a white man and a foreigner.

2008 February 23 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008

Roberto Schmidt/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A boy leaned on a stone-carved window at the Nizamuddin Dargah, a mausoleum of one of the world's most famous sufi saints in New Delhi on Sunday.

Asia in Pictures 2011

The Dargah is visited by thousands of faithful muslims who bring offerings of rose, jasmine petals and ceremonial clothes.

Asia in Pictures 2011

Ajmer itself is famous for its spectacular Dargah Sharif shrine and mosque complex, founded in the 13th century.

My Indian summer 2011

Roberto Schmidt/ Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A boy leaned on a stone carved window at the Nizamuddin Dargah, a mausoleum complex of one of the world's most famous sufi saints, Nizamuddin Auliya, in New Delhi, Sunday.

India in Pictures 2011

The Dargah sits between opposing railway tracks, and visitors have to climb down a ladder and over the tracks to reach the sacred shrine.

The Sufi Dargah: A Sacred Space in India For All Faiths (PHOTOS) Smitha Khorana 2010

When I went to the Dargah of Nizamuddin on a Thursday night to hear Qawwali, I met a number of families with small children from Afghanistan, visiting India.

The Sufi Dargah: A Sacred Space in India For All Faiths (PHOTOS) Smitha Khorana 2010

I first started this project of photographing and interviewing Indian Muslims after ending up at the Dargah of Nizamuddin by accident.

The Sufi Dargah: A Sacred Space in India For All Faiths (PHOTOS) Smitha Khorana 2010