Name: Hooping for the Whirling Dervishes @8651mjellis
Uploaded: 2011-06-13T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: In Cappadocia, Turkey in the heart of Sufism, we saw a wondrous whirling dervish performance in a 13th Century caravanseri. We chatted with the head dervish afterwards and with their permission, I hooped for them. They were in their street clothes. The photos of the Dervishes were taken many years ago when photography was allowed. They do not permit it now.

Uploaded June 2011 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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