Qalandar

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Qalandar (Persian: قلندر ) is a title given to Sufi mystics, especially in South Asia. Some famous Sufis called Qalandar include Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalander and Bu Ali Shah Qalandar.

The Qalandariyah were a sect of roaming Sufi dervishes.

Mast Qalandar is a popular Sufi song in South Asia, about Shahbaz Qalandar.

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