Bismallah…off to India!
29 Januari 2024, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
Just left Harrisburg for NYC. Flight to India leaves this evening at 7:45. Excited!
Apartment in the Sky
29 Januari 2024, India ⋅ 🌙 61 °F
We moved in to our special area and settled in for the 15-hour flight! It wasn’t too bad…
Arrival in New York
29 Januari 2024, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
Coming into NYC…first part of trip complete!
Arrival at the Delhi Airport
31 Januari 2024, India ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Beautiful wall of mudras to welcome us!
La Sagrita Beauty Leading to Our Room
31 Januari 2024, India ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Beautiful mural and Ganesha clearing obstacles…
It’s my birthday!
31 Januari 2024, India ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
My birthday celebration at Karim’s at The Islamic Center
First Raga Class with Shabda
1 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
Yummy Breakfast-First Day of Pilgrimage
1 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
Chana, rice, pagora
Hazrat Inayat Khan’s Dargah
1 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
First Visits to Dargahs
1 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Our first group visits to dargahs included Bibi Fatima Sam’s and Hazrat Inayat Khan’s.
Saraswati Veena Recital
3 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Offered on the second day of Hazrat Sufi Inayat Khan’s Urs Festival.
In the Courtyard Between Concerts
3 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
Masala tea with or without milk served with cookies, salty snacks, fruit, peanuts, and almonds.
Second Concert at the Urs Festival
3 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
These are the students of the Hazrat Inayat Khan Music Academy. The Academy is in the same complex as HIK’s Dargah and The Hope Project.
Rooftops of Delhi
4 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Taken from the rooftop terrace of The Hope Project. Tea, coffee, and sweets served.
Rooftop View of HIK’s Dargah
4 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The building with the orange roof is Hazrat Inayat Khan’s dargah. The dargah is actually built to include the tree that’s growing up from the center. The tree is only feet from the grave. TheBaca lagi
PengembaraYes, Malka, thank you for sharing these windows into your time there ❤️
Pir Vilayat’s Dargah
4 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Very simple and always locked, Pir Vilayat’s dargah is only steps away from The Hope Project.
Urs Day Procession
5 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We started around 9:30 for the procession to Dargah Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia. Blessing of the chaadar is underway. The chaader is a large cloth used to cover bodies for burial or graves. Listen for theBaca lagi
Procession from Nazamuddin to HIK
5 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Second procession now. The orange cloth in the picture is the chaader. Everyone tries to touch it if not hold onto it while it’s being carried. The first video shows the narrow walkway out ofBaca lagi
PengembaraAbout how many people do you think were part of the procession? Also, I see people in parkas! What was the temperature?
PengembaraI just saw that a temperature is listed beside your posts. I’m guessing that’s the current?
Roses for the Dargah
5 Februari 2024, India ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
Roses are sold everywhere and become more abundant as we get closer to the dargah. We purchased a multitude and Rahmat carried them on his head from Nazamuddin’s dargah to Hazrat Inayat Khan’s.Baca lagi
Befores and Durings
6 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
The Urs Festival started Friday, February 2 at 6:30 pm and ended Monday, February 5 around 10 pm or so. Long days…
The point of these pictures is to show the simplicity around the dargah before theBaca lagi
Leaving Sundar Nagar
6 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
On our way to Zorba the Buddha about an hour outside of Delhi. Sundar Nagar is the Delhi neighborhood we stayed in.
Zorba the Buddha
6 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Peacocks outside our room!
First Dinner at Zorba
6 Februari 2024, India ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
The evenings (and mornings) are cool here, in the mid-40s. The fire we enjoyed during dinners and breakfasts inside felt so good…warmed the heart and soul.
Zorba the Buddha Dance Space
7 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
This beautiful room is where we dance. One of the best things about the room is that the floors are heated! No outside shoes anywhere inside in this entire space.
Tea Twice a Day
7 Februari 2024, India ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Tea and sweets served twice a day, 11:00 and 3:45. This is also where lunch is served. We eat tea and lunch outside, at least so far.