Friday, November 24, 2006

Adhai-Din-Ka-Jhonpra Mosqee

Apperently there is some sort of Muslim celebration at Ajmer at the moment with Muslims from all over the world on a holy pelgrimage.They are easy to recognise with their funny white bonnets.The Adhai-Din-Ka-Jhonpra Mosqee was crowded with Muslims and Hindus alike And the hike up the hill to Taragarh fort beyond discription. This hike up was probably part of the Muslim pelgrimage with hunderts of people all gonig up the small dirt path which was lined with beggars showing off the most horrible mutulations, amputated limps, festering wounds, leprosy and elefantisis, blind people and the inevitable sadhus. I have no doubt that some of these sights will be embedded in my memory forever.Most people bought plastic bags along filled with shells to donate to the beggars, the shells repacing the Rp. baksheesh.

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