Ajmer

Rajasthan·river · lake

The picturesque Ana Sagar Lake in Ajmer was established by emperor "Anaji Chauhan", who is the grandfather of "Prithvi Raj Chauhan". Hence, the lake is named after the sovereign Anaji chauhan.

Rajasthan·music

A group of Sufi Qawwals sings qawwali at the Dargah of Moinuddin Chishti on occasion of Urs in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Ajmer Sharif is a shrine of the sufi saint, Moinuddin Chisti.

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It's a show of religious spirit, devotion and showmanship, all combined, at the Urs in Ajmer.

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The five-time prayer called Salah in arabic and namaz in urdu is an obligation upon a muslim person as soon as She \ he reaches puberty.

Rajasthan·festival · temple

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims attend the Urs of Sufi Siant Moinuddin Chishti amidst at Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·festival · temple

Walking down a crowded street which leads to Ajmer Sharif Dargah during the Urs of Sufi Saint Moinuddin Chishti in Rajasthan.

Ajmer, Rajasthan·village · railway

Nana is a village in the Bali, India tehsil of Pali District of the Rajasthan state in India. It is located three kilometres from the railway station of the same name on the Ahmedabad-Ajmer railway line.

Rajasthan·temple · ceremony

Devotees throng Jannati Darwana and tie holy thread during Urs at Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Rajasthan. Ajmer Sharif Dargah is a sufi shrine (Dargah) of sufi saint, Moinuddin Chishti located at Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.

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Sayed Nazir Ali Shah, Khadim Hazur Khwaja Garib Nawaz Ajmer Sharif says " Nobody goes bare hand from this holy place. It is proven that whenever somebody comes to this dargah he gets something.

Rajasthan·temple

Namaz is one of the five pillars of Islam. Evening namaz being recited by the devotees at Ajmer Sharif Dargah, Rajasthan.

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Muslim devotees offering money at Choti and Badi Deg of Dargah Ajmer Shareef in Rajasthan. On the appearance of the moon for the month of Rajab, there comes a change in daily routine which is generally held at the Holy Shrine.

Rajasthan·ceremony · temple

Bhishtis, the traditional water carriers of India offer water to the devotees at Dargah of Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer on occasion of Urs. These men are holding mashaks, water bags stitched from goat skin which keeps the water cold.

Ajmer, Rajasthan

Sufi qalandars gather at Ajmer Sharif dargah on occasion of Khwaja Gharib Nawaj 806 Urs in Ajmer, Rajasthan. They smoke chillum and listen to qawwali at the dargah.

Ajmer, Rajasthan·monsoon · livestock

With their buffalos for company, a group of Rajasthani village women walk in the monsoon rain, towards their village near Ajmer. One girl is particularly tall, even for a Rajasthani. A big black goat comes along, too.

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Men and women line up separately for free langar food at Ajmer Sharif Dargah. The devotees visit Ajmer-e-Sharif Dargah of Hazrat Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz Ajmer Shrine in Rajasthan India to attend the Holy ceremonies of Dargah Ajmer-e-Sharif & g…

Rajasthan·festival · ceremony

Sufi Muslim holy men performing bizarre acts of self-torture at a festival to mark the death of a saint.

Rajasthan·ceremony · temple

Devotees throng Dargah of Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer on occasion of Urs. The Urs festival is an annual festival held at Ajmer, a city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, which commemorates the death anniversary of the Sufi saint Moinuddin Chi…

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Walking down a crowded street which leads to Ajmer Sharif Dargah during the Urs of Sufi Saint Moinuddin Chishti in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·ceremony · temple

An old man offers sweets to devotees during Urs of Sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer Shraif dargah in Rajasthan.

Rajasthan·festival · ceremony

The annual Urs Festival sees thousands of followers of the branch of mystic Islam take to the streets to commemorate the founder of Sufi, Moinuddin Chishti.

Rajasthan·temple

Thousands of Muslim devotees perform evening namaz at the Ajmer Sharif Dargah during the Ajmer Urs in Rajasthan.

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