Possession at Sandal Time Mahim Dargah

Possession at Sandal Time Mahim Dargah, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.

People who carry the sandal on their heads to presented to the Holy Saint are normally prone to going into a trance like possession .. and this state I have documented at most of the Dargahs I have shot ..

As a Malang I have myself gone into a trance while doing Kaif a Sufi trance in praise to Imam Ali in my case ..

Possession is very common in India in both communities Hindus as well as Muslims ,, I have documented this during Durga Visarjan and also during the Tamil feast of Goddess Marriammen all over Mumbai.