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{{TOC left}}[[File:Looting of Deg, Darghah Khawaja Saheb Ajmer. Date-29th October 1977.jpg|thumb|Looting of Deg]] | |||
The '''Anderkoti, Koti''' or '''Kotiyan''' ([[Urdu]]; اندر کوٹی) are a [[Muslims|Muslim]] community found in [[Ajmer]] in [[India]], and in [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== History and Origin == | |||
The original town of Ajmer was built inside the valley, through which the road leads to [[Taragarh Fort, Ajmer|Taragarh]], and this place known as Anderkot, is still residence of Muslim Families, [[Sheikh|Sheikhs]], [[Pathans in India|Pathans]], and Sayeds. They are the descendants of the soldiers who came to Ajmer in the time of Shahab-ud-din <ref>{{Cite book|last=La Touche|first=J.D|url=https://dds.crl.edu/item/2221/1|title=Report on The Settlement of the Ajmer & Merwara Districts|publisher=The Foreign Department Press|year=1875|location=Calcutta|pages=14}}</ref> | |||
Businessman, Moneylenders and wealthy people hire them as bodyguard for their fearlessness.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gupta|first=Dr Mohan Lal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8Pk_CQAAQBAJ&q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F&pg=PA524|title=The Great History of Ajmer: अजमेर का वृहत् इतिहास|publisher=Shubhda Prakashan|language=hi}}</ref> In the past When the [[Langar khana|langar]] is cooked it first sets apart for the foreign pilgrims, and then it is the hereditary privilege of the people of Anderkot, and of the menials of [[Ajmer Sharif Dargah|Dargah]] to empty the [[Langar khana|cauldron]]. The custom of "looting of deg" is very ancient but no accounts of its origin can be given.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/rajputanadistri00agegoog|title=Rajputana District Gazetteers|date=1904|publisher=Scottish MissionIndustries Co., Ltd.|others=New York Public Library|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-21|title=Tradition Of Looting Deg Is Quite Interesting - लूटने का मंजर आया पसंद तो बना दिया इसे परम्परा, यहां खौलती देग में कूदते हैं अकीदतमंद {{!}} Patrika News|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121182514/https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/tradition-of-looting-deg-is-quite-interesting-415/?slide=8|access-date=2021-11-24|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-17|title=CAULDRON, a photo from Rajasthan, West {{!}} TrekEarth|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117072212/https://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/West/Rajasthan/Ajmer/photo334651.htm|access-date=2021-11-24|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> however now this practice has been discontinued.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Faleiro|first=Sonia|date=July 23, 2001|title=Laxmi Dhaul talks about her photographic travel guide 'The Sufi Saint of Ajmer'|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/20010723-laxmi-dhaul-talks-about-her-photographic-travel-guide-the-sufi-saint-of-ajmer-773854-2001-07-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121182007/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Fmagazine%2Fsociety-the-arts%2Fstory%2F20010723-laxmi-dhaul-talks-about-her-photographic-travel-guide-the-sufi-saint-of-ajmer-773854-2001-07-23|archive-date=2021-11-21|access-date=2021-02-23|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Haidos or Haiydos == | == Haidos or Haiydos == | ||
In the [[Muharram|Moharram]] month of Islamic calendar the ''Anderkotis'' do a ritual with their sharp swords known as "Haidos or Haydos ". After the Partition Anderkoti people who migrated to Pakistan started this tradition in the [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad | In the [[Muharram|Moharram]] month of Islamic calendar the ''Anderkotis'' do a ritual with their sharp swords known as "Haidos or Haydos ". After the Partition Anderkoti people who migrated to Pakistan started this tradition in the [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Sindh]] and still continued.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hyderabad: 10 Muharram to be observed amid strict security|url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/29/hyderabad-10-muharram-to-be-observed-amid-strict-security/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-24|title=Pakistan Adopted This Tradition Of Ajmer - The Sword of Play : पाकिस्तान ने अपनाई अजमेर की यह परम्परा {{!}} Patrika News|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124123006/https://www.patrika.com/ajmer-news/pakistan-adopted-this-tradition-of-ajmer-5068536/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> It is mentioned as 'The Swords of play ' in Rajputana District Gazette.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Rajputana (Agency ).|first=Rajputana (Agency|url=http://archive.org/details/rajputanadistri00agegoog|title=Rajputana District Gazetteers|date=1904|publisher=Scottish MissionIndustries Co., Ltd.|others=New York Public Library|language=English}}</ref> hundred men perform this and 100 Swords are given by Ajmer Administration.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The Sword of Play : पाकिस्तान ने अपनाई अजमेर की यह परम्परा|url=https://www.patrika.com/ajmer-news/pakistan-adopted-this-tradition-of-ajmer-5068536/|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Patrika News|language=hindi}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
== External Links == | |||
# [https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/29/hyderabad-10-muharram-to-be-observed-amid-strict-security/ Haidos in Pakistan] | |||
# [https://epaper.bhaskar.com/jaipur/jaipur-zila/87/20082021/0/1/ Dainik Bhaskar] | |||
{{Indian Muslim}} | |||
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[[Category:Muslim communities of Rajasthan]] | [[Category:Muslim communities of Rajasthan]] | ||
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[[Category:Sufi saints]] | [[Category:Sufi saints]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:05, 24 November 2021
| Total population | |
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| 1200 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
•  India •  Pakistan | |
| Languages | |
| • Hindi • Rajasthani • Urdu | |
| Religion | |
•  Islam 100% • |
The Anderkoti, Koti or Kotiyan (Urdu; اندر کوٹی) are a Muslim community found in Ajmer in India, and in Pakistan.[1]
History and Origin[edit | edit source]
The original town of Ajmer was built inside the valley, through which the road leads to Taragarh, and this place known as Anderkot, is still residence of Muslim Families, Sheikhs, Pathans, and Sayeds. They are the descendants of the soldiers who came to Ajmer in the time of Shahab-ud-din [2]
Businessman, Moneylenders and wealthy people hire them as bodyguard for their fearlessness.[3] In the past When the langar is cooked it first sets apart for the foreign pilgrims, and then it is the hereditary privilege of the people of Anderkot, and of the menials of Dargah to empty the cauldron. The custom of "looting of deg" is very ancient but no accounts of its origin can be given.[4][5][6] however now this practice has been discontinued.[7]
Haidos or Haiydos[edit | edit source]
In the Moharram month of Islamic calendar the Anderkotis do a ritual with their sharp swords known as "Haidos or Haydos ". After the Partition Anderkoti people who migrated to Pakistan started this tradition in the Hyderabad, Sindh and still continued.[8][9] It is mentioned as 'The Swords of play ' in Rajputana District Gazette.[10] hundred men perform this and 100 Swords are given by Ajmer Administration.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Sword of Play : पाकिस्तान ने अपनाई अजमेर की यह परम्परा". Patrika News (in hindi). Retrieved 2021-02-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ La Touche, J.D (1875). Report on The Settlement of the Ajmer & Merwara Districts. Calcutta: The Foreign Department Press. p. 14.
- ↑ Gupta, Dr Mohan Lal. The Great History of Ajmer: अजमेर का वृहत् इतिहास (in हिन्दी). Shubhda Prakashan.
- ↑ Rajputana District Gazetteers. New York Public Library. Scottish MissionIndustries Co., Ltd. 1904.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ "Tradition Of Looting Deg Is Quite Interesting - लूटने का मंजर आया पसंद तो बना दिया इसे परम्परा, यहां खौलती देग में कूदते हैं अकीदतमंद | Patrika News". web.archive.org. 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ "CAULDRON, a photo from Rajasthan, West | TrekEarth". web.archive.org. 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ Faleiro, Sonia (July 23, 2001). "Laxmi Dhaul talks about her photographic travel guide 'The Sufi Saint of Ajmer'". India Today. Archived from the original on 2021-11-21. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
- ↑ "Hyderabad: 10 Muharram to be observed amid strict security".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Pakistan Adopted This Tradition Of Ajmer - The Sword of Play : पाकिस्तान ने अपनाई अजमेर की यह परम्परा | Patrika News". web.archive.org. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ↑ Rajputana (Agency )., Rajputana (Agency (1904). Rajputana District Gazetteers. New York Public Library. Scottish MissionIndustries Co., Ltd.