The Şeb-i Arus ceremony at the Mevlana Kültür Merkezi in Karatay, Konya, Turkey, a venue that holds up to 3,000 people, shows a dervish with raised arms and his gaze turned fully upward in the foreground during the ritual Sema dance, his skirt swinging wide in full rotation. The right hand points upwards, receiving God's blessing. The left hand points downwards, passing it on to the earth. The dervishes spin counter-clockwise, symbolically against the ego. The right foot stays fixed while the left foot drives the rotation. Şeb-i Arus is the annual festival marking the death anniversary (17 Dec

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