This was a special day for Siddi Shah Moula Durgah. It was the occasion of the Urus and Sandal Sharif in the honour of the pir. There was great hustle and bustle around the entire space when I had landed there a day before the festival. The entire Siddi Shah Moula Durgah committee was busy running around making arrangements. On the day of the Urus, the place had been transformed completely. Green flags, mandap decoration lined the roads. The small durgah was also elaborately decorated with flowers , a new metal ghumat was affixed atop the cement structure to give it an authentic durgah look. Massive loudspeakers were stacked up on one side of the road, in readiness to blare out qwaalis at deafening decibels. Children played frenziedly and my presence there with a camera made their frenzy climb a notch higher.
As the prayers began to be recited by the Moulana, some women (including Shahid’s proud mother, sister and aunt) joined me to watch the ceremony from outside. The 30 minute long prayer was followed by an absolutely mesmerizing performance by the dhol-tasha (drums) party specially invited to play for this occasion.
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