Tourists and devotees turn up at the Hazrat Nizamuddin dargah every evening after the Maghrib prayers for the nightly sama, or music programme. On Thursday, however, they found that no arrangements had been made for the popular Jumehrat qawwali, in which Sufi songs such as ‘Chhaap tilak sab chheeni’ and ‘Aaj rang hai’ fill the air with mystical devotion.

Instead of a session of sung poetry, there was a startling announcement from the dargah committee: the Thursday qawwali would not be held until further notice. The reason for the cessation of the loved activity: some websites and social media groups had begun charging people up to Rs 200 to attend the sama, which has been free for seven centuries.

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