![]() ![]() The ceremony, tula-vidhi, was supposed to bring peace, health, and prosperity to the person weighed.ĭirectly descended from Muhammad through the Prophet's daughter, Fatima, and thought by his followers to be endowed with the infallible gift of revelation, the Aga Khan was the Imam (spiritual leader, or "Pope") to more than 15 million Ismaili Muslims. A platform, with a divan upholstered in spun gold and studded with hundreds of diamonds and rubies, had been erected in a large open square in the section of Bombay often referred to as "the Ismaili Vatican." The vast throng of more than 30,000 of the Aga Khan's followers were crushed together, waiting to be blessed by their divine ruler and to see him receive his weight in gold in the style of Moguls of an ancient time. ntense sunlight made a blaze of the magnificent spectacle of His Highness Aga Khan Ill's goldenjubilee procession. In an excerpt from Throne of Gold, ANNE EDWARDS tells the tale of Rita and Aly's tumultuous union In 1948 he set his sights on Hollywood's Love Goddess," Rita Hayworth, who was being pursued by Ari Onassis and the Shah of Iran after her marriage to Orson Welles disintegrated. Aly Khan, legendary playboy son of the Aga Khan, prowled the Riviera in relentless pursuit of speed, sport, and women.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |