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"Derviche: A Journey through the Mystical World of Sufi Whirling" Step into the enchanting realm of dervishes, where spirituality and dance intertwine

Background imageDerviche Collection: Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand

Wandering Uzbek Dervishes from Samarkand. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Bukhara Dervish from Uzbekistan

Bukhara Dervish from Uzbekistan. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Persian Dervish - Paris Exhibition

Persian Dervish - Paris Exhibition
Persian Dervish at the Paris Exposition in 1900. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Iranian Wandering Dervish

Iranian Wandering Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Derviche; Dervis; Derwisch (engraving)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Derviche; Dervis; Derwisch (engraving)
7195718 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Derviche; Dervis; Derwisch (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Derviche; Dervis; Derwisch)

Background imageDerviche Collection: Whirling dervish from Iran, from Persien in Wort und Bild by Friedrich Rosen, c

Whirling dervish from Iran, from Persien in Wort und Bild by Friedrich Rosen, c
CHT218636 Whirling dervish from Iran, from Persien in Wort und Bild by Friedrich Rosen, c.1930 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageDerviche Collection: Label for the thread of the Dervish (colour litho)

Label for the thread of the Dervish (colour litho)
982318 Label for the thread of the Dervish (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Label for the thread of the Dervish)

Background imageDerviche Collection: Persian Dervishes

Persian Dervishes. Darwesh or Dervish, as it is known in European languages, refers to members of Sufi Muslim ascetic religious Tariqahs - tariket

Background imageDerviche Collection: Bektashi Dervish at Tangiers, Morocco

Bektashi Dervish at Tangiers, Morocco. Founder of the Bektashi order was Hajji Bektash Wali (1209 - 1271) - is today a renowned figure in the history and culture of both Ottoman Empire

Background imageDerviche Collection: Provincial Dervish

Provincial Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Turkish Dervish

Turkish Dervish
A Turkish Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Pipe-smoking Syrian Dervish with fantastic hairstyle

Pipe-smoking Syrian Dervish with fantastic hairstyle. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Damascus, Syria - Entrance to the House of Saint Ananias

Damascus, Syria - Entrance to the House of Saint Ananias
Entrance to the House of Saint Ananias (also called Chapel of Saint Ananias) - an ancient underground structure in Damascus, Syria, alleged to be the remains of the home of Ananias of Damascus

Background imageDerviche Collection: Tashkent, Uzbekistan - A wandering Dervish

Tashkent, Uzbekistan - A wandering Dervish Date: 1907

Background imageDerviche Collection: Persian Dervish in Chechnya

Persian Dervish in Chechnya. Date: circa 1905

Background imageDerviche Collection: Wandering Dervish and a Derivish who gives out water

Wandering Dervish and a Derivish who gives out water
Constantinople - Wandering Dervish and a Derivish who gives out free water. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Seated Iranian Dervish Group

Seated Iranian Dervish Group
Seated group of Iranian (Persian) Dervishes. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Kalendar Dervish & Dervish

Kalendar Dervish & Dervish
Kalendar Dervishes & Dervish. A Kalendar Dervish is of the Kalendari, who are a loosely knit order of wandering Dervishes who stretch throughout the Middle East

Background imageDerviche Collection: Persian Dervish with sword and begging bowl

Persian Dervish with sword and begging bowl. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Damascus, Syria - Dervish Square

Damascus, Syria - Dervish Square Date: circa 1907

Background imageDerviche Collection: Wandering Dervish - Bosnia and Herzegovina

Wandering Dervish - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sahin (Sajahin) a Wandering Dervish from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Thessaloniki, Greece, Turkish Cemetery Dervish Meeting House

Thessaloniki, Greece, Turkish Cemetery Dervish Meeting House
Thessaloniki, Greece - Turkish Cemetery and Dervish Meeting House. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDerviche Collection: Istanbul, Turkey - Mevlevi Dervishes, Porter, Apple Seller

Istanbul, Turkey - Mevlevi Dervishes, Porter, Apple Seller Date: 1898

Background imageDerviche Collection: Dervish Meeting House at Eskisehir, Turkey

Dervish Meeting House at Eskisehir, Turkey
Dervish Meeting House (Tekke) at Eskisehir, Turkey. In Latin it was known as Dorylaeum. Founded by the Phrygians in c.1000 BC

Background imageDerviche Collection: A Dervish Leader

A Dervish Leader
The Superior of the Derviches. Depicting a leader of the Dervishes. 1803

Background imageDerviche Collection: Dervishes engaged upon Zikr

Dervishes engaged upon Zikr
Dervishes of different Sufi orders engaged upon Zikr - remembrance and praise of God. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Group of Egyptian Whirling Derivishes

Group of Egyptian Whirling Derivishes
Group Egyptian Dervishes. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Seated Egyptian Dervish

Seated Egyptian Dervish
North African (Egyptian) Dervish seated. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Ottoman Empire - Dervish Sheikh

Ottoman Empire - Dervish Sheikh. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: A Bektash Dervish Sheikh

A Bektash Dervish Sheikh (Baba) wearing the traditional twelve-pointed wheel (the twelve imans). Founder of the Bektashi order was Hajji Bektash Wali (1209 - 1271)

Background imageDerviche Collection: Persian Dervish

Persian Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Caucasus - Dervish with swordfish sword

Caucasus - Dervish with swordfish sword
Caucasus - Derivish with swordfish sword and begging bowl. Darwesh or Dervish, as it is known in European languages, refers to members of Sufi Muslim ascetic religious Tariqahs - tariket

Background imageDerviche Collection: Dervishes of different orders

Dervishes of different orders - Constantinople (Istanbul). Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Seated Dervish with knotted stick

Seated Dervish with knotted stick
Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth. Within the Islamic tradition such people are often known as Sufis, Sufi

Background imageDerviche Collection: Bektashi Dervishes with children

Bektashi Dervishes with children. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Middle Eastern Dervish Group

Middle Eastern Dervish Group
Rifai Dervishes - a Dervish order founded by Shaykh Sayyid Ahmad ar-Rifai (1119-1182). Traditional Dervish order found with a marked prescence in Syria, Egypt, Kosovo and Albania

Background imageDerviche Collection: Two Turkish Dervishes in Constantinople

Two Turkish Dervishes in Constantinople of the Bektasi Order. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Elderly Turkish wandering Dervish

Elderly Turkish wandering Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Wandering Russian Shamen or Dervish

Wandering Russian Shamen or Dervish riding a rather dishevelled horse with trained raven on a pole. Surrounded by a crowd of onlookers

Background imageDerviche Collection: Persian Dervish with young son

Persian Dervish with young son, carrying a club. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Young Tunisian Dervish

Young Tunisian Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Young Iranian Dervish

Young Iranian Dervish. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Rifai Dervish

Rifai Dervish (who have the ability to command animals). Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth

Background imageDerviche Collection: Arabian Dervish - Egypt

Arabian Dervish - Egypt
Arab Dervish from Egypt. Dervish or Darvesh in Persian usually refers to a person who is a seeker of the truth i.e. universal truth



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"Derviche: A Journey through the Mystical World of Sufi Whirling" Step into the enchanting realm of dervishes, where spirituality and dance intertwine. From the ancient city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan to the vibrant streets of Paris, these wandering Uzbek dervishes captivate hearts with their mesmerizing performances. In Bukhara, another jewel from Uzbekistan, a dervish gracefully spins in a trance-like state, transporting onlookers to a world beyond earthly boundaries. Meanwhile, at the Paris Exhibition, a Persian dervish showcases his divine artistry amidst an array of cultural wonders. Witness two whirling dervishes accompanied by soul-stirring melodies as they spin effortlessly in harmony with their musicians. This captivating spectacle takes place within the sacred walls of Konya's Mosque & Turbe - Rumi's final resting place - where devotees seek spiritual enlightenment through ecstatic dance. Persian Dervishes embody grace and devotion as they embark on their mystical journey towards self-discovery. In Damascus' House of Saint Ananias, one can't help but feel awe-struck by its grand entrance that leads to centuries-old traditions upheld by devoted followers. Tashkent reveals yet another facet of this nomadic path as we encounter a wandering Dervish meandering through its bustling streets. Le Vocabulaire Illustre captures this essence beautifully with an engraving that encapsulates the spirit and wisdom embodied by these mystics. Traveling further eastward brings us to Iran; here we find a whirling dervish whose movements echo centuries-old rituals depicted vividly in Friedrich Rosen's Persien in Wort und Bild. The label for the thread intricately woven around him symbolizes unity and connection among all beings. Lastly, meet a pipe-smoking Syrian Dervish whose fantastic hairstyle mirrors his unconventional lifestyle. His presence serves as a reminder that spirituality knows no boundaries and can be found in the most unexpected places.