Lord Brahma Calls Me To Pushkar .. My First Trip Via A Dream
I had come to Ajmer Sharif for the Urus in 2005 , and lived at the house of Peersab Fakhru Miya Hujra no 6 and I had never seen the Pushkar Mandir in my life not in pictures or otherwise .
I was totally enthralled by shooting the Rifai Silsila and this was my trip to Ajmer to document the Love of Khwajah Moinuddin Chishti for Imam Hussain.. he was from the same family genealogy and the words on the Bulund Darwaza in praise of Imam Hussain are etched on the soul of lovers of Ahle Bayt.
Shah ast Hussain, Badshah ast Hussain
Deen ast Hussain, Deen Panah ast Hussain
Sardad na dad dast, dar dast-e-yazeed,
Haqaa key binaey La ila ast Hussain
Loosely translated
Ruler is Hussain, Emperor is Hussain,
Faith is Hussain , guardian of faith is Hussain .
Offered his head and not the hand to Yazid.
Truly, the mirror of faith is Hussain
Source Raza Rumi
I had met Peersab Fakhru Miya in 2004 at Juhu for the first time too and it was his invitation to visit Ajmer once in my life time ,, I was not much into Dargahs , only the ones that were part of the Rifai Silsila in and around Mumbai.
So basically it was this quest and nothing else , Late Sikandar Wali Bawa of Chancawalli Rafees , who I met at Makhdhoom Shah Baba introduced me to the world of Rafaees , I documented them at Mahim including the Holy Shrine of Fakhruddin Shah Baba , Ismail Shah Baba , Ali Maula Dharavi , Gaiban Shah Baba , Chansawalli and last Haji Malang where the Rifais have a spiritual base .
But the Rifais have the largest base at Ajmer Sharif with the Chishtiya order and so Peersabs invitation was something I would not miss .
My first night at Ajmer I had a dream of a huge ornate Hindu Temple blue and white , I discussed it with Peersab and he told me that I was being called to Pushkar a few km away from Ajmer .
I had never heard of Pushkar I asked Peersab for a guide , he gave me a Hindu devotee of Garib Nawaz a Head Priest of 750 year old Hanuman temple in Ajmer and I set out to Pushkar , as we were climbing the steps of Pushkar the Head Priest of Pushkar spotted me and invited me for tea and thus began my tryst with Lord Brahma ..
I have two dear friends in Pushkar Niru Bullet from that trip , and later I met Raj Tilak a iron smith aspiring Bollywood actor , all my kamas to cut my head are from Pushkar and blessed from this Hindu town.
And these are images of Pushkar shot in Black and White along with me is Panditji from Hanuman Temple of Ajmer and a young sadhu who does yoga for foreigners at the Pushkar lake .
I try not to miss out on Pushkar , and spend time with Raj Tilak and Niru , Raj Tilak is building a guest house for friends like me in his bungalow.
His entire family treat me as their own , touching my feet seeking my blessings I feel pretty odd , I am nothing but a mere speck of dust myself.
So this is my Pushkar story and my disembodied cosmic connection with Lord Brahma.
Lord Brahma Calls Me To Pushkar .. My First Trip Via A Dream
I had come to Ajmer Sharif for the Urus in 2005 , and lived at the house of Peersab Fakhru Miya Hujra no 6 and I had never seen the Pushkar Mandir in my life not in pictures or otherwise .
I was totally enthralled by shooting the Rifai Silsila and this was my trip to Ajmer to document the Love of Khwajah Moinuddin Chishti for Imam Hussain.. he was from the same family genealogy and the words on the Bulund Darwaza in praise of Imam Hussain are etched on the soul of lovers of Ahle Bayt.
Shah ast Hussain, Badshah ast Hussain
Deen ast Hussain, Deen Panah ast Hussain
Sardad na dad dast, dar dast-e-yazeed,
Haqaa key binaey La ila ast Hussain
Loosely translated
Ruler is Hussain, Emperor is Hussain,
Faith is Hussain , guardian of faith is Hussain .
Offered his head and not the hand to Yazid.
Truly, the mirror of faith is Hussain
Source Raza Rumi
I had met Peersab Fakhru Miya in 2004 at Juhu for the first time too and it was his invitation to visit Ajmer once in my life time ,, I was not much into Dargahs , only the ones that were part of the Rifai Silsila in and around Mumbai.
So basically it was this quest and nothing else , Late Sikandar Wali Bawa of Chancawalli Rafees , who I met at Makhdhoom Shah Baba introduced me to the world of Rafaees , I documented them at Mahim including the Holy Shrine of Fakhruddin Shah Baba , Ismail Shah Baba , Ali Maula Dharavi , Gaiban Shah Baba , Chansawalli and last Haji Malang where the Rifais have a spiritual base .
But the Rifais have the largest base at Ajmer Sharif with the Chishtiya order and so Peersabs invitation was something I would not miss .
My first night at Ajmer I had a dream of a huge ornate Hindu Temple blue and white , I discussed it with Peersab and he told me that I was being called to Pushkar a few km away from Ajmer .
I had never heard of Pushkar I asked Peersab for a guide , he gave me a Hindu devotee of Garib Nawaz a Head Priest of 750 year old Hanuman temple in Ajmer and I set out to Pushkar , as we were climbing the steps of Pushkar the Head Priest of Pushkar spotted me and invited me for tea and thus began my tryst with Lord Brahma ..
I have two dear friends in Pushkar Niru Bullet from that trip , and later I met Raj Tilak a iron smith aspiring Bollywood actor , all my kamas to cut my head are from Pushkar and blessed from this Hindu town.
And these are images of Pushkar shot in Black and White along with me is Panditji from Hanuman Temple of Ajmer and a young sadhu who does yoga for foreigners at the Pushkar lake .
I try not to miss out on Pushkar , and spend time with Raj Tilak and Niru , Raj Tilak is building a guest house for friends like me in his bungalow.
His entire family treat me as their own , touching my feet seeking my blessings I feel pretty odd , I am nothing but a mere speck of dust myself.
So this is my Pushkar story and my disembodied cosmic connection with Lord Brahma.