hyderabad an evening of sufi music and ethereal performances by the whirling dervishes of the konya ensemble left audiences in the packed auditorium of shilpa kala vedika mesmerised brought to the city by the turkish consulate in association with the times of india in this year celebrating mevlana jallal aldin muhammad rumis life work the performance celebrated the oneness of all people in an interview on the sidelines of the event consul general of the republic of turkiye orhan yalman okan said its a historic moment celebrating the similarities between turkey and india celebrating love and tolerance the performance was arranged by the turkish ministry of culture and tourism the evening began with turkish sufi music which broke barriers of language and faith then the ensemble began a sevenstage performance by dervishes or semazens representing love for divine creator sema which means enraptured in music is a part of meditation and prayer the whirling signifies the turning of a human being towards the truth and alignment to scientific understanding arvind kumar ias special chief secretary maud said the event was a divine experiencewe should aim to have an annual cultural calendar in the city dgp anjani kumar said the experience to see them live was out of the world it is as if you are peeping inside your inner self and uniting with the almighty city commissioner police cv anand found the evening enlightening jayesh ranjan ias it principal secretary said to watch the nonstop whirl in a state of absolute trance with soothing sufi music was really an outoftheworld experience event was presented by bajaj electronics with hospitality partner trident hyderabad powered by audio beyond it was supported by telangana tourism tika and turkish airlines tnn