Sema - The Whirling Dervishs of Konya

Artist: Jens Helmstedt
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Sema - The Whirling Dervishs of Konya

The ritual of SEMA, the mystic dance of turning Mevlevi dervishs found its origin in an inspiration of the mystical islamic philosopher Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, who lived and taught in 13th century in the city of Konya, Middle Anatolia (Turkey).

Accompanied by the sounds of the flute NEY and other instruments, the whirling dervish is turning around his own axis, the right hand upward to be ready to receice God’s beneficence and the left hand downward to the earth. It symbols the mankind with their connection between heaven and earth.

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Sema - The Whirling Dervishs of Konya by Jens Helmstedt

Nuh Sarche

I would be very happy to see this wonderful picture also there…. :)
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much for your nice words. I added the photo to the group Islamic Beauty
David Clark

beautiful Jens ~~- goes beyond the image into the mystic world – I was fortunate to see the dervishs in Konya area a few years ago -~~ magical photo – dave
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much for your nice comment, Dave
Prasad

Magical!
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much, Prasad
Alan Findlater

excellent work well done
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much, Alan
Deanna Roberts...

This is just lovely :D
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much, Deanna
Sensiworld

Wonderful shot !
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much Sylvia
Judith Oppenhe...

this is quite magical!
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much Judith
poupoune

Gorgeous!!!
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much Poupoune!
gabryshak

absolutely wonderful!! i’ve been to turkey (istanbul and kushadasi) LOVED it!! and wow were the dervishes something to see! the songs sung ethreal…
♥t
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you for your nice comment, Tonja!
Ming Myaskovsky

Beautiful blurry picture, and beautiful dance as well!
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much for your nice words here, Ming!
Solomon Walker

a brilliant capture of this ancient, sacred dance!
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you a lot for your interests and visits in my portfolio. I enjoyed your nice comments, Solomon
Al Neaimi

Stunning image.
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much Al Neaimi!
Michelle Legg

Oh Jens this is just so beautiful. It looks like an impressionist style photo —you could join Impressionist group and submit this. Instant fav.
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you a lot for your nice words here, Michelle
Little Rascals...

Wonderful image !
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much Susanne!
Steve Buffington

Great shot Jens. I can see why it was on display.
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thanks very much Steve! :)
Rachel Stickney

Wonderful image demonstrating the movement of the dervishes! Interesting description as well.
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much for your nice words Rachel!
RonnieGinnever

A wonderful capture!
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thanks very much for your nice comment Ronnie!
silveraya

like the way you have captured the movement of the moment, lovely
Jens Helmstedt replied

Glad zu like it, Silveraya, thanks for your visit and nice words!
coffeetea

seems just a speedy spiritual wayof dancing.. wonder why they called it dervish:)
Jens Helmstedt replied

“Dance” is not really the right word for this – Thank you very much for your visit and comment Susan!
Tibby Steedly

This is wonderful! I love how you captured the exciting fast movement of the dance!
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much for your nice comment Tibby!
LisaR

Magical capture!
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much Lisa!
sonjas

Beautiful. Mistic and magic mixing together.
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thanks Sonjas, i´m glad you like this image.
chriso

Wonderful shot with great exposure. I love the motion you have captured here.
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much for your nice comment Chriso!
Gracey

Really creative piece here – love the motion.
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much for your nice words Gracey!
Astrid Strahm

This is moving me inside :-)
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much for your wonderful words Astrid!
Tenee Attoh

Interesting Shot:))
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much Tenee!
gabryshak

they have a page here to suggest RB home page features… i suggested this with my first line up of images… i just LOVE it…. art wolfe has several images like this, they are nepalese women dancing in colorful dresses and they were so moving i almost felt like crying… they reminded me of being entranced as a child with the spinning tops…
~t
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very very much for your support! I´m very happy you LOVE this image. :))
Tom Vaughan

perfect capture for the subject!
Jens Helmstedt replied

Many thanks Tom !!!
Hans Kawitzki

Another beauty,great motion
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you so much Hans!
Canvas Nature

Wonderful motion captured here, great dance and spiritual moment .. ;-)
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much for your nice comment !
Angela King-Jones

Love this, agree with everyone on the motion but it’s the composition that I find most interesting
Jens Helmstedt replied

Thank you very much for your nice words Angela!
Trish Woodford

Beautiful almost abstract feel, lovely sense of movement :)
Jens Helmstedt replied

Many thanks for your wonderful comment Trish!