The repeated rendition of Marwari couplets spark a deep wave of mysticism among devotees who start whirling on their feet. It is a common sight at 80-feet-high Mehfil Khana in the 12th century dargah ...

The murder of the renowned qawwal, Amjad Sabri came as a rude jolt to the popular genre of vocal music, but to think that this will toll a death knell for qawwali would best be described as jumping to ...

I am standing outside the main shrine of the Ajmer Sharif dargah listening to a spirited group of qawwali singers perform. Their voices are entreating; their eyes sincere, rising to search for the ...

Two shrines in India continue to cut through distinctions of faith and class It was sometime in the 1560s, a band of wandering minstrels was exhorting Moinuddin Chishti to be their guiding star, when ...

Qawwali session in progress at the 12th century dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer. JAIPUR: Theto palak pugado deenanath sewa mein tumhre dasi kad ke khadi (Oh lord! Your servant is standing ...