Whirling dervishes, Saruhan Caravanserai, Avanos, Cappadocia

Whirling dervishes performing in the Saruhan Caravanserai, built 1249, in Avanos, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Sufi whirling is a meditation practise of the Mevlevi order as part of the Sama ceremony. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Anatolian Capadocia Cappadocia Cappadocian Caravansary Caravanserai Dervish Goreme Kapadokya Meditating Meditation Mevlevi Nevsehir Sama Sites Spinning Sufi Sufism Turning Whirling

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