Whirling dervishes perform Sema ritual in Turkey

Ceremony marks 749th anniversary of the death of poet Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi

Whirling dervishes perform a "Sema" ritual during a ceremony, one of many marking the 749th anniversary of the death of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, an Anatolian mystic, poet and the father of the Mevlevi order, at Galata Mevlevi Lodge in Istanbul, Turkey December 17, 2022. REUTERS / Dilara Senkaya