Kamran

By kamran

Day 3 in Sehwan - Dhamal

A dervish performing dhamal, a devotional dance being an ecstatic swirl of the head and body performed at the rhythmic beat of the dhole (a big barrel-shaped drum).

While the hypnotic dhamal continued I saw some people becoming
senseless during the dance. A few cases looked very serious. Reportedly 34 people died during one week Urs in Sehwan this year and additional 65 were found missing.

See also:
* Some dervish malangs in Sehwan: One, Two, Three, Four
* Animal slaughtering in the street

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