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[[File:Looting of Deg, Darghah Khawaja Saheb Ajmer. Date-29th October 1977.jpg|thumb|Looting of Deg]]
'''Anderkoti, Koti''' or '''Kotiyan''' ([[Urdu]]; اندر کوٹی )is a Muslim community mainly known for Haidos a ritual only performed by '''Anderkoti''' in festival of [[Muharram]] and Looting of deg in [[Ajmer Sharif Dargah|Dargah]] of [[Ajmer]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 October 2017 |title=Almost Seventy People Badly Injured in Haidos |language=hindi |url=https://www.patrika.com/ajmer-news/almost-seventy-people-badly-injured-in-haidos-1-1867010/ |access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=21 May 2015 |title=Tradition of Looting Deg is Quite Interesting |url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/tradition-of-looting-deg-is-quite-interesting-415/?slide=8 |access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref> They are hereditary inhabitants of  Indarkot, a region in [[Ajmer]] and predominantly found in India and Pakistan.<ref>{{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>
'''Anderkoti, Koti''' or '''Kotiyan''' ([[Urdu]]; اندر کوٹی)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>and predominantly found in India and Pakistan.<ref>{{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>


== History ==
== History ==
In the old part of Ajmer, there is a locality known for its exceptional cultures and rituals, The ''Anderkotis''. they are Muslim of different castes and clans. 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|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> however now this practice has been discontinued.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 23, 2001|first=Sonia|last=Faleiro|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|access-date=2021-02-23|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
In the old part of Ajmer, there is a locality known for its exceptional cultures and rituals, The ''Anderkotis''. they are Muslim of different castes and clans. 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 Inderkot, 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|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> however now this practice has been discontinued.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 23, 2001|first=Sonia|last=Faleiro|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|access-date=2021-02-23|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>


== 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's]], Khata Chowk area 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> 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>{{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>
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's]], Khata Chowk area 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> 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>{{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>



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Looting of Deg

Anderkoti, Koti or Kotiyan (Urdu; اندر کوٹی)They are the descendants of the soldiers who came to Ajmer in the time of Shahab-ud-din [1]and predominantly found in India and Pakistan.[2]

History

In the old part of Ajmer, there is a locality known for its exceptional cultures and rituals, The Anderkotis. they are Muslim of different castes and clans. 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 Inderkot, 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] however now this practice has been discontinued.[5]

Haidos or Haiydos

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's, Khata Chowk area and still continued.[6] It is mentioned as 'The Swords of play ' in Rajputana District Gazette.[7] hundred men perform this and 100 Swords are given by Ajmer Administration.[8]

References

  1. ↑ La Touche, J.D (1875). Report on The Settlement of the Ajmer & Merwara Districts. Calcutta: The Foreign Department Press. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "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)
  3. ↑ Gupta, Dr Mohan Lal. The Great History of Ajmer: अजमेर का वृहत् इतिहास (in हिन्दी). Shubhda Prakashan.
  4. ↑ Rajputana (Agency )., Rajputana (Agency (1904). Rajputana District Gazetteers. New York Public Library. Scottish MissionIndustries Co., Ltd.
  5. ↑ Faleiro, Sonia (July 23, 2001). "Laxmi Dhaul talks about her photographic travel guide 'The Sufi Saint of Ajmer'". India Today. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Hyderabad: 10 Muharram to be observed amid strict security".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ Rajputana (Agency )., Rajputana (Agency (1904). Rajputana District Gazetteers. New York Public Library. Scottish MissionIndustries Co., Ltd.
  8. ↑ "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)