Learning the Koran
Aurangabad
Maharashtra, India
| Description: | A group of boys study the Koran with their tutor on the shady portico of the Panchakki mosque in Aurangabad in central India. Panchakki also has a tomb of Baba Shah Muzaffar, a Sufi Saint who was spiritual adviser to Mogul Emperor Aurangzeb. Moslems make up 12% of the predominantly Hindu population of India, making India the world’s third most populous Muslim nation. |
|
Album: