Whirling dervishes in Istanbul, Turkey
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The whirling dervishes claim close communion with the deity through ecstatic dancing, reaching spiritual awareness with a trancelike state created by continual whirling. The spinning symbolizes the Earth's orbit of the Sun.
Mevlevi whirling dervishes in Turkey, performing their worship ceremony of a ritual whirling dance representing union with God. The Islamic order of Whirling Dervishes was founded by, the mystic Persian philosopher Jal-al-Din Rumi, in Anatolia in the 13th century. Dervish monasteries were set up by his followers, the Mevlevis, throughout Turkey, Syria, and Egypt.
The long white robes of the Islamic order of Mevlevi whirling dervishes represent shrouds and their tall conical red hats tombstones, symbolizing the leaving of the earthly life as they are reborn in mystical union with God. The fast whirling ritual dance is performed to an orchestra of small drums, gourd viol, reed flute, and male voice choir.
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