Marveling at the Whirling Dervishes in Istanbul

Whirling Dervish at the Hoja Pasa Hamam.

Whirling Dervish at the Hoja Pasa Hamam.

One of the icons that foreigners associate with Turkey is that of the whirling Dervish. 

Wearing a white robe and tall felt hat, a Suni Muslim from the Mevlani order enters into a trance and with all the solemnity and devoutness of the faithful, whirls and whirls and whirls. 

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