The Love Pilgrimage: Visiting Rumi's Shrine in Konya

More than seven centuries after his death, Mawlana Jalal-ud-din Rumi’s message draws visitors from different religions, nationalities and races to his shrine in Turkey's central Anatolia region.
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The Love Pilgrimage: Visiting Rumi's Shrine in Konya

More than seven centuries after his death, Mawlana Jalal-ud-din Rumi’s message draws visitors from different religions, nationalities and races to his shrine in Turkey's central Anatolia region.

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