You may have done one of my games. I played in at least 3-4 Namdar officiated games

From Twitter. 

ای سگ برینه توی مغز هرچی عرزشی و ولایتمداره با این فوتوشاپ‌شون! اینا دارن میان یا دارن میرن؟ :)))

Cyruss these rituals as you mentioned have many different verities. The one you described in Kerend is the "Ahle Hagh" version that is practiced so differently from the one I described. Also the Turks in Tuekey have their own "Sama'a" that they have turned into a tourist industry. Nowadays in Kurdistan, the Mofties have condemned the crazy stuffs and it's been watered down and much safer.

Kamkar, thanks for sharing.

 

What you described sounds like “ ghaderi” discipline of Sufi dynasty, if I’m not wrong.

 

As a teen ager , I had limited exposure to meet some of these Daravish in Kerend. Although I was not allowed to witness their ritualistic ceremonies.

 

While Ghaderis were mostly concentrated in southern regions of Kurdistan and kermanshan, in the northern areas and areas with the mixed population of Azeri/ Kurd, naghshbandi sect was more prominent.

 

The world of Sufism is very interesting to study and observe for me. Once you go beyond the religious surface, it is fascinating to observe and understand the symbolism of it, particularly as you go more westerly.

 

It is unfortunate to see that most of the sects lost their core of philosophy of resistance to the culture of religious submission through times.