Dervish dance ceremony at Hamed Al Nil tomb Ommdurman Khartoum Sudan
Sufi mistics looking for a contact with God by dancing in trans after smoking bahur . Poor monks rich in emotions? Their history dates back to the Califate in Bagdad in 7th century. Today in Sudan they form the greatest sufi community in the world. Their Friday’ s congregations by the tomb of their leader Hamed Al-Nil are only pure religious meetings for praying with no touristic flavour. Yet… Text available from
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Location: Ommdurman, Khartoum, Sudan
Photo credit: © Marcin Jamkowski/Adventure Pictures / Alamy / Afripics
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