Hindu Followers of Imam Hussain

Hindu Followers of Imam Hussain, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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Hindu followers of Imam Hussain is not about religion, he is proud Hindu, follows his faith his gods , deities but he believes in the holistic power of Hussain.

For him Hussain is the Mind Soul Body doctor he has come here to get his ward healed , and there are many here living on the roads , they have bought their demonically possessed children relatives , to get the loban smoke at the Holy Shrines of Hussain Tekri Jaora.

As a photographer I mind read their struggle , their problems , they have no issue with fate, they are not here for conversion , they have tried all doors now as a last resort they have come to Hussain Tekri Jaora.

This is India , spectacular ,simple without hate bigotry or suspicion, its a hospital and it is beyond caste color or religiosity.

You have to be an Indian to understand this gift of life and life here after.

Here Allah and his own provider live side by side without barrier fence or separation, and this is what I came to shoot along with my Moharam participation during Chehlum.

I cut my head ferociously a Shia ritual known as Kama zani along with the Kashmiri Shias I bled profusely, and though there are dep furrows on my head though my wound bleeds time and again , it has healed.

From here I took the trek to a Chilla of Chabbuk Sharif barefeet and captured pain in all its color and hue.

This is part of my backlog of pictures I am completing at Flickr.com my photostream .

Marziya Shakir The Dagger Kama Zani

Marziya Shakir The Dagger Kama Zani, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

The Dagger and Marziya Shakir Kama Zani

The Dagger and Marziya Shakir Kama Zani, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

The Wild Orchids Of Hussain Tekri Jaora/Chabbuk Sharif

The Wild Orchids Of Hussain Tekri Jaora/Chabbuk Sharif, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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I had kept this section of Hussain Tekri Jaora on hold, these are Hindu followers of Imam Hussain , waiting in a long line to get food from the Hyderabadi Irani langar at Vasi Lodge .

I could go on shooting them simply because of their rustic robust spirituality they believed in their Hindu gods but added Imam Hussain as one of their benefactors and savior.

And being the last day of Chehlum the langar continued all day, this was my second trip to Hussain Tekri after 7 years and Ali Reza Shirazi and Hyder bhai wanted me to come to the Chilla of Chabbuk Sharif about 3 km walk, I walked barefeet ...

The story goes an Englishman used to ill treat the workers at his farm in Hussain Tekri and from the Shrine of Hazrat Ali the whip flew and beat the Englishman , so the small Shrine in remembrance is called Chabbuk Sharif.

People who are under demonic spells come here to be healed and cured.

Fuck Dont Blame Me If You Dont Have A Sense of Humor

Fuck Dont Blame Me If You Dont Have A Sense of Humor, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

fruit of the loom
covering his genitalia
covering his shame
sex is a commodity
rest is game
libido bursting aflame
he saw he surrendered
eventually he came

Now An Activist Might Accuse Me Of Treating Oranges As Hijra Tits

Now An Activist Might Accuse Me Of Treating Oranges As Hijra Tits, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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my bejeweled hand
in most of my pictures shows
that the picture was shot by me
to those who dont know
some love to go down
trumpets blow although
a poetic pause
a seminal flow
hijras are men
god could not create
on their own initiative
tits they grow
feminine emasculated
almost a pro
i visited them in peela house
heena salma muskan
skin as soft as snow
a platonic blogger relationship
intermittently erratic fast and slow
a hijra guru who blesses me
each time i touch her feet
i kiss her toe
laxmi narayan tripathi
hijra goddess icon
who salman khan
wanted on the big boss show
an opportunity
for a greater cause
of hijra emancipation
she did forgo
art is as important as culture
fuck your dough
no menstrual machinations
no menstrual flow
neither man nor woman '
an androgyne all aglow

dedicated to my gay guru
ashok row a kavi
quid pro quo:

Mumbai's Beggar Poet Begs On The Street

Mumbai's Beggar Poet Begs On The Street, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1.

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the camera as
a beggar bowl
a blog and a tweet
humidity and heat
black clothes
sartorial serendipity
totally barefeet
a silhouette of pain
a living winding sheet
beggars hijras vendors
comb sellers
on bandra streets
butchers of jj colony
chopping bulls meat
diabetic ally
devastated
cant consume
sweets
a bleeding head
his fate could
not cheat
shia hindu
jai shri ram '
he greets
hussain is humanity
a journey complete