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Just a few minutes walk from the Mount Mary Basilica behind Cliff is a narrow lane that leads to the iconic Dargah of Sufi Saint Hazrat Baba Jafar Mastan Qadri Rafaee.

I was invited ny Bandra MNS chief Mr Tushar Aphale and Salim Shaikh also of the MNS .

This is a very beautiful serene Dargah perched on a cliff surrounded by hutments of Christians Hindus all living in collective spiritual peace .

And this chapter too is part of my visual documentary on the Qadri Rafaee Silsila ..a widely spread Sufi order in Mumbai Gujrat ,

Since December 2017 I have shot over 7000 images of this Sufi order and over 209 videos thanks to Ratib exponent Nasir Bhai Norein Rafaee Dongri.

I am trying as a photographer to promote the sweetness of Sufism and the beauty of my city Mumbai that gives utmost respect to people of all caste color humanity .

Otherwise my photography is redundant loses its metaphoric meaning of melodious peace .

I shoot Hinduism and my own faith Shiasm during Moharam..

I shoot Christianity and thanks to my Jesuit mentor Fr Jaun I was able to document the festivities activities at St Peter Church Bandra .

I shoot Buddhists Jains Sikhs Boras adding them to the poetry of my life ..

I shoot Parsis too as I lived among Parsis at Khatau Bhuvan Wodehouse Road Colaba they influenced me the most with their inborn kindness for all things living.

My earlie best friends were all Parsis late Keith Kanga Atomic Forest , Ray Framroze Dinshah Sanjana Naval Jimmy Baria and the inimitable Ghasvalas opp Hampton Court .

Once again I deeply apologize I delete all friend requests I only add people I know who are like minded mature ..I add photographers ..and the Siddis .

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