Whirling Makes Me Dizzy
By DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
United States
January 26, 2016 8:24am CST
Not far from Konya, Turkey, we took advantage of an extra excursion to see a religious ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes.
I heard of them, but desperately wanted to see them.
The photo was taken just after their religious ceremony for the purpose of a photo shoot.
We went to a temple in the evening, before dinner. We were lucky to sit in front of the ceremony, so close, that my knees touched the back of my favorite. He was so handsome! Chuckle, chuckle.
A group of musicians chanted and played their old, ancient instruments and the priest chanted. Four dervishes participated in their prayers, then began whirling and whirling into a trance, while the priest watched to make sure no one fell or got hurt.
The entire time, I watched in amazement, caught up by the beautiful music and the sacred ritual. I also got a big breeze as each of them whirled by!
This wasn't a show. It was a religious ceremony. It was a highlight of my trip to Turkey, not far from Konya.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
26 Jan 16
I have heard the term dervish.
Now I got to see them here in this lovely photo.
I would also have been entranced by the handsomeness lolz
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
26 Jan 16
@DianneN wish you could too Dianne..You can put it on YouTube somehow and then share the link here if you choose to..
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
26 Jan 16
@TiarasOceanView That's a thought. I will have to try to remember how to do that. It could take years! Lol!!!
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
26 Jan 16
@DianneN , ha ha! Maybe if I close my eyes tight and dream a little, I can imagine I was there, and it was not on The Amazing Race...But then I would not have had that chocolate I was eating while I watched that episode :D ;-). Glad that you have such a magical memory to think back on.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
26 Jan 16
Just think a couple of years before I was there too DianneN. Our time keeping is not very good is it! They were astounding I was so absorbed by it. It is fascinating how they stop and do not wobble at all. I think one spin and I would be all over the place!
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
26 Jan 16
@DianneN Erm would that be horizontally or Vertically?
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
26 Jan 16
I have motion sickness so I probably could not have watched that.
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@snowy22315 (180461)
• United States
26 Jan 16
that is something really different. When I was in Mexico, we saw the Mayan dancers,,,that was kind of neat too!
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
26 Jan 16
Ancient ceremony, blah, blah, sacred ritual, blah, blah, blah, beautiful music blah, blah!! It was all about the handsome bloke wasn't it??? Go on admit it. They could have have been playing 'The Birdie Song' on comb and paper and doing a Dad dance. You wouldn't have noticed 
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
26 Jan 16
Waoh sounds like a good one
I would love to watch such
That Konya is so close to Kenya lol
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@DeborahDiane (40288)
• Laguna Woods, California
27 Jan 16
What a fascinating experience. I cannot imagine how they manage to do that.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
26 Jan 16
So do they or do they not walk funny after they finish?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
27 Jan 16
@DianneN That is very wise. I am sure they need the room to stop spinning before walking around.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
26 Jan 16
Like you, I'd get dizzy. Sounds like a wonderful opportunity.
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@nottoooldtowrite (2715)
• Philippines
26 Jan 16
Interesting. Well I do get dizzy too when whirling.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
26 Jan 16
I would love to have seen that, I have always wondered about it.
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@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
26 Jan 16
Sounds very interesting and entertaining. I am glad you had a nice time.
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