PASSPORT TO PARADISE EXHIBITION INTRODUCTION

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PILGRIMAGE
The final gallery of Passport to Paradise evokes a highway, for Mourides are always on the move. The Magal annual pilgrimage to the saint’s tomb at Touba brings the Mouride devotional world to its center. Amadu Bamba founded Touba as a portal to Paradise.

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--------------Introduction : Rise of Islam : Life of a Saint : Mass Produced Imagery : Mouride Work Ethic
---Devotional Sanctum : Healing Prayers : Architecture : Apostles : Sainted Women : Global Networks : Pilgrimage