Persia / Afghanistan: Dance of Sufi Dervishes by Kamal ud-Din Behzad (c. 1450 - c. 1535), late 15th century

A Dervish is someone treading a Sufi Muslim ascetic path or Tariqah, known (notionally) for their extreme poverty and austerity, similar to mendicant friars in Christianity or Hindu / Buddhist / Jain sadhus.

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