Lahore#04: Mela Chiragan Festival

This video offers an architectural and sound-based exploration of Lahore's second-largest festival, following Basant, providing insights into the spatial and auditory expectations of the Urs celebrations. It navigates through the rituals and practices, offering a sensory journey through designed urban and sacred spaces. The diary makes an effort to analyze gendered spaces within the context of Shah Hussain's Dargah, observing that while women are positioned close to the shrine, the majority of the space is dominated by men, highlighting gendered occupancy patterns in these religious gatherings. Furthermore, the video delves into the principles of Sufism and the communal aspect of sharing sabeel or langar, considering how these practices are framed within the architectural and acoustic dimensions of the festival, with a particular focus on the gender dynamics at play.