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A burst of yellow: Basant Panchami at the Nizamuddin Dargah
February 7, 2022
Threads tied around the dargah multiply with wishes (mannat) sought by the devotees. People hailing from different parts of the country, following different faiths and belonging to different socio-economic classes gather here in hope the saint granting them their boon. Typ...
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A Sufi Basant at Nizamuddin Dargah
February 17, 2021
After a rather cold and often bleak winter, the very idea of a festival marking the onset of spring is uplifting, but when it also brings with it the fragrance of a syncretic culture, it becomes incomparable. Such is the annual celebration of Basant Panchami at the ...
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