Photo and caption by F. Dilek Uyar / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year
Worship
This photo was taken in Konya. Whirling Dervish in the historical village of Sille, in Turkey.
The ‘dance’ of the Whirling Dervishes is called Sema and is a symbol of the Mevlevi culture. According to these teachings, human beings are born twice, once of their mothers and the second time of their own bodies.
