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Zar Zari Zar Baksh Dargah, ritual of thanksgiving for child, weighing baskets for ritual
These two metal baskets used for the child weighing ritual are connected by a thick rope positioned over the strong limb of a tree in the courtyard of the dargah. [For description of the ritual, see cbind0043.]
Zar Zari Zar Baksh Dargah, ritual of thanksgiving for child, older siblings entertaining the infant
Older siblings and cousins entertaining the infant while he waits for the weighing to be completed. [For description of the ritual, see cbind0043.]
Zar Zari Zar Baksh Dargah, ritual of thanksgiving for child, older brother with infant
Small older brother has accompanied his family for this ritual celebrating the birth and health of his siblings and cousins. [For description of the ritual, see cbind0043.]
Zar Zari Zar Baksh Dargah, ritual of thanksgiving for child, mothers and children waiting for ritual
These women are holding their female and male children as they wait to perform the ritual of thanksgiving. Many women visiting the shrine note that the prayers of women offered at the dargah are understood to be more efficacious than those of men. …
Zar Zari Zar Baksh Dargah, ritual of thanksgiving for child, infant in weighing basket
Child lying patiently in the metal basket waiting to be weighed against the sweetbreads in the other basket. [For description of this Thanksgiving Ritual, see cbind0043.]
Zar Zari Zar Baksh Dargah, ritual of thanksgiving for child, family members waiting for ritual
Family members wait to perform the ritual thanking the saint for helping them to conceive a healthy child.
Zar Zari Zar Baksh Dargah, ritual of thanksgiving for child, child sitting in the balance
This child in her finest dress and blud scarf sits patiently in the metal crate of the balance as she is weighed against the bags of sweetbreads to be distributed to the community. Following a custom widely practiced in all religious communities in…
Zar Zari Zar Baksh Dargah, ritual of thanksgiving for child, child balanced with sweetbreads
The child dressed in a beautiful peach dress and blue scarf sits patiently as her weight balances the sweetbreads on the other side, determining the contribution of her familiy to the community. [See cbind0043 for description of this Thanksgiving…
Zar Zari Zar Baksh Dargah, ritual of thanksgiving for child
At this shrine, couples pray to the saint, Zar Zari Zar Baksh, for his help in conceiving a healthy child. When the child is old enough, the couples promise tol return and make an offering of thanksgiving. This ritual consists of distributing…
Zar Zari Zar Baksh Dargah, flower seller
Just outside the entranceway into the dargah, a woman makes and sells flower garlands for pilgrims to offer inside. At the next stall, green glass bangles hung from the roof are sold for the ritual performed at the tomb shrine of the saint's mother.