ABSTRACT
Published in a South Indian language, namely Telugu, in 2006, this poem tells the story of a medieval Sufi martyr, Yakub Shah Wali of Annaram shrine in Telangana, India. The poem narrates the devotional setting of a pilgrim’s journey to the shrine. On their way to the shrine, the pilgrims share stories about the Sufi saint and recollect their memory of previous visitations and the anecdotes they have heard from their ancestors. Most of these stories hinge on various events from local history and its connectivity with the saint’s hagiography.
