Kırkpınar (Turkish Oil Wrestling). Muslim men washing their feet before entering the mosque in the marble fountain in the courtyard of the Selimiye Mosque (Selimiye Camii) in Edirne, Turkey. The congregational prayer in the Selimiye Mosque marks the beginning of the 648th annual Kırkpınar Tournament on 2 July 2009. The annual tournament in Turkish oil wrestling traditionally starts with the Friday prayer (Jumu'ah) in the Selimiye Mosque designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan and built between 1568 and 1575. Ritual purification called wudu requiring Muslim people to wash their faces
Kırkpınar (Turkish Oil Wrestling). Muslim men washing their feet before entering the mosque in the marble fountain in the courtyard of the Selimiye Mosque (Selimiye Camii) in Edirne, Turkey. The congregational prayer in the Selimiye Mosque marks the beginning of the 648th annual Kırkpınar Tournament on 2 July 2009. The annual tournament in Turkish oil wrestling traditionally starts with the Friday prayer (Jumu'ah) in the Selimiye Mosque designed by Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan and built between 1568 and 1575. Ritual purification called wudu requiring Muslim people to wash their faces, hands, arms, and feet before entering the mosque for Islamic prayers.
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