Busheri Matam of Mumbai
Originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1
Busheri Matam is an export of the Iranian migrants in Mumbai.
It has now taken up a local Shia flavor..
The Noha recited in Persian..
The Matam is done like choreography, with a hand of the matamdar on the waist of the adjoining matam dar - and it forms a moving circle..
The matamdars bent down rise and hit their chests in spontaneous rythm of the Noha words..
This ends Day 1 at Kaisaer Bagh and the Mehndi of Hazrat Qasim, pictures are here at Flickrs..
Yesterday I shot Day 2 close to 350 pictures..that I have to post, I reach home tired sweaty as Mumbai is unbearably hot and humid..
