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inhabitants
of the region of Khumiriyya at the weekly market in the
region capital cAin
Draham |
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a
Khumiri woman in her kitchen |
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blacksmith
cum flute player (specialising in the music for the
ecstatic cult) from the village of Sidi Mhammad |
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take
a stroll through the village of Sidi Mhammad, pause at
the shrine of Sidi Mhammad al-Wilda ('Junior'; in the
larger green rectangle), and view in the distance the
shrine of Sidi Mhammad al-Kabir ('Senior'; in the smaller
green rectangle)
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view
of the Hill (Raquba)
of Sidi Mhammad with the shrine of Sidi Mhammad al-Kabir,
as seen from a spot north of the village bearing that
saint's name |
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the
Mayzi section of the village of Sidi Mhammad |
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a
part of the village of Sidi Mhammad above the shrine of
Sidi Mhammad al Wilda and under the Mayzi section; the
larger house belongs to the shopkeeper cum taballa
(drum) player cum relief work supervisor, son of the late
administrative shaykh |
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the
guardian (ukîl)
of the shrines of Sidi Mhammad |
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the
guardian of the shrines of Sidi Mhammad amidst the sacred
flags which, over the years, pilgrims have left at the
shrine of Sidi Mhammad as votive offerings |
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the
shrine of Sidi Hamad on the land of the Ulad cAissa,
village of Sidi Mhammad |
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Sidi
Hamad, side view |
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the
shrine of Bu-Qasbaya al-Kabir, south-west of the village
of Sidi Mhammad |