The passengers had stepped outside the small spaces and took a fresh air. (Travel)
Gonga sain (centre) and Mithu sain (back) played the dhol for dedicating their sufi beat and devotee's prayer to the great sufi saint, Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar by the shrine. (Travel)
Gonga Sain(Left) and Mithu sain(Right) played the sufi beat and devotee danced for everyone to have a great journey at the concourse, Lahore Railway Station, Pakistan, before departure. (Travel)
Gonga sain(Left) and Mithu sain(Right) had played the sufi beat for entertaining devotees during a long layover in the railway station. (Travel)
Jhura sain (sufi dhol player) was playing the sufi beat with his master, Pappu sain for the passengers under a scorching hot. Jhura sain serves out Pappu sain apprenticeship as over 20 years. (Travel)
Gonga sain (front) and Mithu sain (back) played their sufi dhol beat by the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar by devotees. (Travel)
Worshipper was dancing at the Dera (the pilgrims emcampment) before they were going to present a big chadar, which is a cloth with Quaranic inscriptions in silver or gold threads used to cover a tomb of lal shahbaz qalandar.(Travel)
Pappu sain (sufi dhol player) was going to play the sufi beat for the passengers under a scorching hot. (Travel)
A devotional dance known as Dhamal, being a frenzied and ecstatic swirl of the head and body, is a special ritual that is performed at the rhythmic beat of the dohl ( a double-sided sided barrel drum). (Travel)
Ms Salima form Japan visited the pilgrim village in LalBaug. Ms salima recieved a heart-felt welcome. (Travel)
The Devotees had shouted Ya Ali to greeting when I met them at platform, Sehwan Sharif Rail way station. Ya Ali means O Muhammad. This phrase is mostly used as slogan which are meant to increase devotees morale in certain situations and also increase the religious passion. (Travel)
Devotee from Lahore, Pakistan declared, Bolo Bolo Sakhi Lal Qalandar Mast! (means the great faqir stays intoxicated) at the last stop on the railway station, Sukkur, Sindh.
Gonga sain (centre) and Mithu sain (back) played a tributed beat for dedicating their devotion to the great sufi saint, Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, (Travel)
A lady maintained her beautiful hair by the oil after she took the shower. Ladies hear is important for pakistani ladies, because it symbolizes to the hair of the woman in Pakistan. (Travel)
Mithu saeen (Left) and Gonga saeen (Right) is from Lahore, Pakistan. They were represented at the tomb of Baba Shah Jamal, Lahore, Pakistan. Baba Shah Jamal is one of the famous sufi dargah in Lahore as Sufi Night. Gonga saeen and Mithu saeen came here, Sehwan Sharif for visiting the tomb of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar and played their sufi sound to the devotees. (Travel)
The most exciting moments had come when Gonga sain (centre) had revolved ceaselessly his dhol in the air. Devotees had been shouted Mast Qalandar in trance. (Travel)
The vendors sold the passengers a specialties of Sindh province at the train station. (Travel)
Devotees were going back home with the red flag. The red flag represents that devotees visited the tomb of Lal Shahabaz Qalandar. (Travel)
He deeply appreciated coming back here for celebrating for Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar before getting inside of the tomb. (Trave)
The girl came to a stop, and responded with glee. (Travel)
Ladies dancing to beating drums worked themselves into an euphoria. (Travel)
At night, I heard the exclaimers, MAST QALANDAR JHOOLE LAL, everywhere from the dera, meaning pilgrims encampment, during the Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. (Travel)
Sumandar ail sain (centre) showed us the pilgrim village in Lalbaug. (Travel)
Jhura sain (sufi dhol player) was waiting to play the sufi beat for the passengers under a scorching hot during standing time. (Travel)
Gonga sain (centre) and Mithu sain (back) played a tributed beat for dedicating their devotion to the great sufi saint, Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, (Travel)
The person who maintains the darbar took a break on the roof top at Patoki city, Punjab, Pakistan. (Travel)
A lady heard the drum sounds from somewhere and checked whats happening outside. (Travel)
I looked up the lights of Ferris wheel in the festival. There was the extraordinary moments.When I looked down the ground, There was the routine life. (Travel)
After 40 hours train ride, Gonga sain, sufi durm player, found the lighting of the shrine of Hazrat Lal shahbaz Qlandar from the train and decleared Bolo Bolo Sakhi Shahbaz Qalandar Mast, which means the great Faqir (QALANDAR) stays intoxicated (MAST), near Sehwan Sharif Railway Station, Sindh province, Pakistan. (Travel)
It was a blue sky, balmy breeze from indus river. Buffalos crossed over the road, and sandy breeze passed through.I felt the air this moment... (Travel)
No end of devotees had been visiting the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar on the final day of Urs.(Travel)
Pappu sain made an extremely sounds by unity of his mind and his apprentice, who is Jhura sain. (Travel)
Thousands of devotees made a pilgrimage to the shrine of Hazrat Lal shahbaz Qalandar with glee. (Travel)
Waving the Qalandar Flags in the air. It seems like Shahabaz Qalandar beckons devotees into his house. (Travel)
Gonga sain, Sufi Drum player in Pakistan, played and prayed his beat for most respectable saint, who is Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar by the tomb. After played, I felt that He felt something...... (Travel)
Pappu sain made an extreme sounds by the unity of his mind and apprentice, who is Jhura sain. (Travel)
It was like a dream for me. Incredible heat of a night.Incredible somking.Incredible people's hospitaliy.This is the travel, this is the life. (Travel)
Jhura sain is only the person who is following Pappu sain's world. Pappu sain and Jhura sain is master and disciple. There is an apprentice system in Pakistan traditional musician. (Travel)
People gets together with a house in the hot afternoon. (travel)
Spent quite a long time in the train, finally, got fresh time at platform Shikarpur Railway Station, Pakistan. (Travel)
The train reached the railway station somewhere in southern Pakistan at summer dusk. His train waited for our train, because there was a single-track railroad. (Travel)
Gonga sain and Mithu sain, sufi drummers, played the sufi beat for pleasing to have moved towards the final destination at the last stop on the railway station.
Sufi Pilgrims arrived at Sehwan Sharif and took a public transportation to go their place for staying here, sehwan sharif for a week. (Travel)
Darvish dancing to beating drums worked himself into a frenzy. (Travel)
He(wore the pink punjabi dress) was all ears in the sufi beat in the pilgrims encampment, from Lahore, Punjab, near the shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.(Travel)
Heard lukewarm sound from the tomb of Qalandar. I looked down in front of the tomb, ton of devotees made a sound by their bodies. (Travel)
Devotees in a relaxed mood with Hookah, means water pipe in Urdu, at their pilgrim encampment. (Travel)
Let the candlelights go out all night for the Qalandar and Devotees. (Travel)
Devotees were danceing in praise of the saint by the approach to the tomb of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. (Travel)
She was deeply moved by the dancing.(Travel)
Ladies were swirling their hairs and dancing to beating drums worked themselves into an euphoria. (Travel)
The dance culminated at midnight. (Travel)
Pappu saeen (right) and Jhura saeen (left) are the most creative dhol players in Pakistan. They are from the tomb of Baba Shah Jamal, Lahore, Pakistan. When devotees listened their beat, It was led us in to Pappu and Jhura saeen's sufi world.Pappu and Jhura saeen had been played around the shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar during the festival. (Travel)
Malang, means darvish in Urdu, group set up their pilgrims encampment near the sehwan sharif. They started at pilgrimage from here to Shah Nurani about 500km away by foot and vehicle. (Travel)
Malang group, that is Baba Maleng shah Malang, set up their pilgrims encampment near the sehwan sharif. They started at pilgrimage from here to Shah Nurani about 500km away by foot and vehicle. (Travel)
It was over 40 Celsius here Lalbaug, near Indus river. Sufi dervishes sit down under the shadow and waited for the evening. (Travel)
Devotees had been keeping on moving and dancing last day of the festival, except the person burned out. (Travel)
He had been selling the red necklaces until devotees left the town of Sehwan Sharif.(Travel)
Devotees had been dancing in praise of the saint continues till late at night. (Travel)
The most exciting moments came when Gonga sain (centre) had revolved ceaselessly his dhol in the air. (Travel)
The most exciting moments had come when Gonga sain (centre) had revolved ceaselessly his dhol in the air. Devotees had been shouted Mast Qalandar in trance. (Travel)
Devotees made their way to the shrine to commune with the saint, offer their tributes and make a wish. On the final day of Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, thousands of pilgrims and devotees were going to present a long red chadar (a cloth used to cover a tomb) with Quranic verse in silver or gold threads. (Travel)
Devotees made their way to the shrine to commune with the saint, offer their tributes and make a wish. On the final day of Urs of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, thousands of pilgrims and devotees were going to present a long red chadar (a cloth used to cover a tomb) with Quranic verse in silver or gold threads. (Travel)
Devotee decicated his sprited and powerful Dhamal, which means sufi trance dance, designed to attain union with the Lal Shahbaz Qalandar on the final day of the festival. (Travel).
Devotees worshipped at the tomb of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. The shrine packed with worshippers on the final day of the festival. (Travel)
It was the last night of the festival. Devotees were blanketed by an euphoria. (Travel)
Devotees savored their respective moments with the sufi music at rear approach to the shrine.(Travel)
Devotees had drowsed after the feast. (Travel)
Jhura sain played the sufi beat by the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. Jhura sain is the one of famous sufi dhol player. (Travel)
Jhura sain is always following his master who is Pappu sain. I think the only person who is able to control Pappu sain's world who is the greatest sufi dhol player in Pakistan. (Travel)
Jhura sain just finished his final play at the shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. It was so hot days and nights during the festival in Sehwan Shaif. Jhura sain felt kicking off another year as Dhol wara. (Travel)
Devotees were going back home, Lahore at same time. (Travel)
We did not know when the train depart and could not find the station attendants. Passengers asked each other the exact the coach that they booked. (Travel)
Thousands of devotees from Lahore were going back home by the pilgrim train after the festival.(Travel)
Passengers had been spent time in shaded area until the train departed. It was difficult to find a shaded area in this train station. (Travel)
Mundar sain made the decision to stop smoking after this shot. This was his resolution after the pilgrimage of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar. (Travel)
Passengers on the train took a rest at the platform on the way home from Sehwan Sharif. (Travel)
Mundar sain asked me take a photo in front of the train, like the Titanic....(Travel)
The train had been stopped in the desert area, when I woke up. The passengers stepped outside the small space. (Travel)
When train stopped at the station, there was such a hot inside of train for me... (Travel)
He is sufi trance dancer at Shah Jamal Darbar, Lahore. (Travel)
The beat of Pappu sain has a spirited and powerful playing with his partner, Jhura sain. Pappu sain makes the sufi world by the dhol and Jhura sain follows Pappu sain's world. (Travel)
The passenger from Sehwan Sharif was waiting for departure at Patoki Railway Station for 4 hours. Patoki Railway Station is 2 hours away from Lahore..... He sent the text message to the family to delay a back to home. (Travel)
