Sufi Festival

Come late February, Jodhpur’s Mehrangarh Fort, along with Ahhichatragarh Fort, in nearby Nagaur, are the site of the World Sufi Spirit Festival. Sufism is considered the mystical arm of Islam, and followers, express their inner, spiritual search through dance, song, poetry, and chanting. Though the festival continues to evolve and grow each year, the performers can range from dancers from Lucknow to female singers from Kazakhstan to the whirling dervishes of Turkey. The stunning fort backdrops, with their lantern-lit courtyards come evening also add to the magic.