| As the bhakti movement emphasized individual choice and a devotional path to God through the choice of an individual guru or sant, so the Sufis gave prominence to pirs and fakirs. |
| They denounced plutocrats and extolled bums, reviled lime-lighters and scorned the fakirs who smoodged for the support of the wage slaves. |
| In South Asia circular wooden clappers are played by beggars and fakirs in some regions and are used as rhythm instruments in others. |
| I had lived there between 1952 and 1954 even though I did not then visit all the famous sites or meet the gurus, the maharajas, the fakirs and the tigers I dreamt of as a youngster. |
| One story tells how Aurangzeb became rich by summoning fakirs to his palace and forcing them to accept fine khilats. |
| For Qalandar's black-clad fakirs, many of whom are full time vagrants, much like Hinduism's dread-locked saddhus, the urs is a wonderful opportunity to eat, dance and get stoned among friends. |
