Urus of Makhdoom Shah Baba Mahim
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1
Every year for last three or four years I was invited by my friend Sakib the Florist to his Sandal that begins at BMC colony Mahim, and ends at the Shrine of the Holy Saint Makhdoom Shah Baba.I have never missed the opportunity to be a part of this procession, Sakib, also participates in the events, managed by Firoze Rafaee an exponent in sword and other forms of body mutilation..
This is the cultural ethos of the Rafaees without blood, unlike those of the Shias.
The Chancawalli Sufis were ther with Handi and were upset that I had not visited the Dhuni for personal reasons that I did not tell them, but Handi guessed as much and told me my tormentor who hates Sufis being publically photographed has been banished to Ajmer Sharif..The Chancawallis sufis to did their body piercings vigorously ..
I shot over 300 pictures from 7 pm to about 9 pm and than breaking away from the procession reached the Dhuni to meet my friend Maun Baba or Barsati Baba who has taken a vow of silence for 11 years.
He was happy to see me including the others , the head of the Chancawalli Babas is Sher Ali Baba.
The Dargah was cordoned off , metal detectors, and heavy police bandobast, I walked from the Dargah to Mahim PoliceStation where a qawwali was in progress organized by Inspector Liaqat head of the Police Makhdoom Shah Baba Committee .I shot a few pictures of the performers and walked home barefeet..
My eldest son Asif Shakir has presented me a new website to house all my poems , so as not to get into anymore head on conflicts with Flickr Support or members of my earlier poetry web site..
However I have deleted all those poems on my own..no use giving importance to bad rubbish and racist too.
www.firozeshakir.com
