The Magic of Saida
“The khano was a wonderland—an alien spaceship, as he would think of it later—brilliantly lit with chandeliers; on every wall and pillar hung their imam’s photos, staring at you from every angle. After the prayers a few hundred people mingled about, food offerings were auctioned in a loud, festive ambience, kids ran around screaming and playing. Khano was prayer and party combined.
Most people went every evening, some also early morning for meditation. The building itself was an imposing two-sto...rey yellow structure topped with a tile-roofed clock tower. Late afternoon Kamal would take his bath, and wearing clean clothes stroll over to the khano. The best part of khano for boys was before and after the ceremonies, playing games and getting into mischief. Across the yard from the khano was an empty plot where they shot marbles, gambling at the ad hoc casino of marble games set up in a row: you won a marble if you hit it from a distance, and lost yours if you missed. There were sharpshooters who never missed and left with bulging pockets, and dodgy operators with false trails on the ground to waylay your piece.MoreLess
Most people went every evening, some also early morning for meditation. The building itself was an imposing two-sto...rey yellow structure topped with a tile-roofed clock tower. Late afternoon Kamal would take his bath, and wearing clean clothes stroll over to the khano. The best part of khano for boys was before and after the ceremonies, playing games and getting into mischief. Across the yard from the khano was an empty plot where they shot marbles, gambling at the ad hoc casino of marble games set up in a row: you won a marble if you hit it from a distance, and lost yours if you missed. There were sharpshooters who never missed and left with bulging pockets, and dodgy operators with false trails on the ground to waylay your piece.MoreLess
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