The Journey Home: Glimpses of the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra, 2012

The desert is an ideal place to slip within, when the eye has almost nothing external to grasp. And so some of us carried out two journeys within this one. We traversed long, lonely desert roads, but also treaded a bit on the dark, frightening path within, aided by the power of song. The ‘marubhumi’ - ‘difficult terrain’ or even ‘land of death’ - is an appropriate setting for a poetry that talks of dying to be born, to live, to be free.
'The Journey Home' shares glimpses of the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra, a rambunctious, melodic and feisty travelling festival of bhakti, sufi and baul poetry, which toured 7 villages of the Bikaner region with 13 singers in February 2012. The yatris and singers were warmly hosted by residents of the villages enroute - Momasar, Napasar, Jamsar, Pugal, Jageri Dhuni, Diyatara and Bikaner. The yatra was the joyful and vibrant initiative of Gopal Singh Chouhan, who worked with his Lokayan teammates (www.lokayan.org), a diverse band of volunteers and the Kabir Project, Bangalore, to make this festival possible.
This is one of a series of uploads for Ajab Shahar, an upcoming webspace featuring songs, images and conversations around bhakti, sufi and baul poetry from India and thereabouts, currently under construction by the Kabir Project team. www.ajabshahar.org, www.kabirproject.org
*Winner of the Best Short Film Award at the 6th International Folk Music Film Festival, Nepal, 2016
Video Credits:
Cameras: Smriti Chanchani & Aarthi Parthasarathy
Sound: Atirek Pandey
Editing: Aarthi Parthasarathy & Shabnam Virmani
Editing Support: Radha Mahendru, Dinto Joseph & Prachee Bajania
Translations & Subtitles: Vipul Rikhi & Shabnam Virmani
Collection: Kabir Project
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[@maganmegh]

बीकानेर..... एक बार फिर इंतज़ार में ....... 🙏🙏🙏🕊️

[@manojnarayannagar]

श्रेष्ठ ,,,शानदार,, लाजवाब 🎉🎉, एसे वीडियो भेजते रहे

[@RSSB526]

Vira re yha Rena jug sansar bhavna bhai re ho ji. Bhajan pura sanna hai aapka🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@hemsharma4516]

मै यात्रा की यात्रा इन चलचित्रों से कर रहा हूँ।प्रह्लाद ज़ी ,सबनम जी,Dr. लिंडा,पाकिस्तानी गायक ,हमारे प्यारे राजस्थानी ,गुजराती,आदि जीवों व जीव समूहों ने परमानंद पिया होगा,पचाया होगा। जै हो आनंद की

[@malikfahdaliawan178]

One who placed Subtitles is a man of Honor.

[@gordhangochar7678]

अद्भुत ।। सभी कबीर सन्तो को एक मंच पे लेकर आना और सभी के विचारों का आदान - प्रदान करना। और सभी की अलग अलग भाषा और अलग अलग शब्दो मे भी केवल एक ही अर्थ निकलना । वाकई ये अद्भुत है। धन्यवाद बहुत बहुत सादु वाद जिन्होंने ये महान कबीर संतो का संगम करवाया।

[@shyamkumar1978]

कबीर यात्रा का जो सुख आपने शबनम जी अपने विभिन्न प्रयासों से पाया, उससे अपने आस पास व बहुत सारे अलग अलग स्थानों के लोगों को जोड़कर ठीक उसी प्रकार किया, जैसे एक ने अलौकिक चीज पाया और उसमें सबको सहभागी बनाया, आपका प्रयास अद्भुत है, मैं इस प्रयास के लिए आपको नमन करता हूं, क्योंकि आपके प्रयास से मैं भी भले ही इन्टरनेट के माध्यम से लेकिन मैं जुड़ गया हूं। पुनः आपको बहुत बहुत धन्यवाद . . .

[@kunalingle3915]

बंदगी प्रल्हादजी आपकी आवाज बहूत सूरेल है मै बोहत बार आपका अपणा कबिर सूनता रहता हू बहोत आनंद मिलताहै

[@russell3893]

Oh God Oh God Oh God what can I say This TRUTH Kabir is talking is So Great am Crying.

[@MB-xy7wr]

There is only one truth taht all are saying -- kabir is messenger Don’t get lost in messenger

[@sunilreja8190]

Lovely

[@somtirthanandi]

wonderful works you people are doing. I thought up same something with Baul/ Fakiri music and words of Bengal. Wish you people were here... Lots and lots of love.

[@saqibtahir]

Great work by the amazing team. I really admire you guys. Love from Canada.

[@brijmohananand149]

Today am watching, tremendous job you have done for society. you don't know even. I can express only with emotions not in words

[@nareshsewag2497]

गोरा बाई की आवाज बहुत सुरीली है कई साल ये नोहर मे रही थी तब मैने बहुत भजन सूने है इनके !

[@manishkumarbhati990]

I say one line for Kabir yatra team............ Keshariya balam aao ni padharo mare desh........... Sach a great work by Kabir yatra team

[@ramnareshyadav6472]

Kabir is prmatma

[@sarfrazshah6604]

Lots of love for Kabir from Pakistan.

[@ghumkdtabrr5585]

Who coming in 2❤️22year ??

[@manoharmadan892]

Thanks to entire team of ajab shahar for uploading the all videos in you tube ,great job

[@yogamity]

Lovely, wonderful. Inspirational and giving sweet pain n flow of tears. Love.

[@ashissaha7334]

Amazing.Many thanks from my heart to connect me to Him.

[@yeshajariwala]

When heart is pure and mind is clear then God is near. When Ego is zero one becomes real hero. The human thoughts have created all religions. So conflicts which ends in wars. There is no religion higher than TRUTH. We are human beings and so humanity is the only religion.

[@crsewag7157]

Good good good

[@saritsethi3089]

Had Anhad, Kabira Khada Bazaar Mai, Koi Sunta Hai, Kabir in America, Padharo Maare Des after those five jewels I thought I had seen it all...Thank You for yet another beautiful journey, may be I can be a part of one of these sometime soon.

[@ritvikmaurya2986]

Amazing journey...loved to go next year👌😍😍

[@pawanswami3306]

Rajasthan Meera Bai, Karma Bai, Dhanna jat, dadu ki dharti hai 😊😊arre bhanwra bhyala ho ji 😘😘

[@monicapmb]

Beautiful ... Loved it so much. Thank you so much.. Love you all.

[@geetachaturvedi144]

Transformational! Thanks, organizers, and thanks for putting it on U-Tube so everyone may share the experience!

[@manmohanahluwalia4417]

Guru Tipanya makes Kabir come alive.

[@ShivMathur]

If I could also attend this someday

[@manoharsinghraghuwanshi3075]

It's really awesome,,,

[@abhishekkhandelwal3582]

Awesome! Alas , I missed last month's Yatra! Have I known it before I would hv joined.

[@vinodtwenty]

very raw smell of Fakiri, wow

[@girdharilalyadav9941]

Great resonance for Sant Kabeer remembrance.

[@gayatrivirmani1151]

Magical❤

[@madanlaljangeer5338]

wonderful , this is the real way to teach this kalyugi generatin

[@demannenbroeders]

thank you so much for all this

[@kuldeepkumar-lw9hc]

Love u team kabeer.

[@tanushan06]

Gavra devi is fabulous.

[@promotingom2527]

Happy Kabīr Jayantī! - Happy Kabīr Jayantī! - Happy Kabīr Jayantī! .......

[@jayshreesakariya5577]

અદ્ભુત અદ્ભુત 🙏😇🤗🤗🤗

[@MoonLight-bu9hz]

Loved💕❤️ it .... wish I was part of it. You are all blessed to be part of this group.

[@rajchouhan6127]

I love you gavra devi nice bhajan and u

[@MoonLight-bu9hz]

Loved it too Gavra Devi is amazing and the rest of them too.... these are the real jewels and gems of India Bollywood is misleading India ki janta with the junk has no value in their movies.

[@pash0014]

Thank you!

[@manubhaichauhan539]

Sachcha prayash wish u all the Best

[@sudhirsagar9502]

मुवी जोई ने दील खुश थ इ गयु आभार

[@vishnuprakashmali4645]

it's nyc....I love it

[@ParitoshUpreti]

jbrdst sublime

[@prashotamrathod3874]

Garet Kabir bani

[@shrutisathe6530]

Good

[@narayansuthar1821]

sabnam virmani 's voice 😊😊😊😊wow😍😍😍😍

[@amitjourney8494]

अब अगली यात्रा कब हे कृपया बताइए

[@neelamgupta450]

Heart touching

[@aksfilmsusa]

Nice work ppl :)

[@ak9890889982]

Speechless....

[@madanlaljangeer5338]

A good move pse keep it on

[@PawanKumar-eq8yi]

speechless

[@laxmanranawat5044]

Very nice amazing

[@ZabeenMomi]

Hi, Please let me know your next project... So, that I can come along ... Awesome ! Whenever I feel down I watch this to get a feel of home ... :)

[@purushottamkaka]

i also join this group

[@gorakhbkn]

www.rajasthankabiryatra.org registration open for 2016 yatra. please write to us at [e-mail] for more detail.

[@gorakhbkn]

www.rajasthankabiryatra.org registration open for 2016 yatra. please write to us at [e-mail] for more detail.

[@bhc3525]

Tahmina Zabeen next project jagatguru sant Rampal ji Maharaj ka Satsang Tru really

[@abhishekkhandelwal3582]

It's raining bliss! Beautiful!

[@riteshm2249]

I guess the last bhajan was in Bengali Its one of the most beautiful bhajans. Can someone help me with the singers name ?

[@sheshmehra7774]

waah

[@HS.321]

Ab agli yatra kaha or kab h pls pls pls btaye

[@GULSHANPARIHAR]

i am a btech student from iit roorkee .. i want to join u ...how i can do this???

[@GauravSharma-tw2hi]

Ye first jisne Gaya woh mahishaaram ji the Kya?

[@chitreshsoni1765]

Ber chalya mera bhai ?? Yes

[@raghvendrasingh1660]

Can you please upload bira re from shabnam ji in full length...thanks in advance... 🙏🕉️

[@HS.321]

M prahlad ji k darshan Krna chahta hu pls koi bhai batayenge kaha or kab mil skta hu

[@Liftedmonk]

any way we could get the lyrics to all the songs, in particularly parvati baul's song in this video ?! (please)

[@abhishekvashisht7260]

I want to go there please send address please please please please please 🥺🙇🏿‍♂️😭

[@ghulamchatha87]

#infidel Whoever spread message of love/universal human values like true saint Bhagat Kabir is messenger of God, no angel visits needed. God vs. religions

[@TheSubhagata4494]

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