• Upon arriving in Dushanbe, Mawlana Hazar Imam is joined by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan, the country’s Foreign Minister and the AKDN Resident Representative.
  • Leaders of AKDN and the Jamat welcome Mawlana Hazar Imam on his arrival in Tajikistan.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam meets with Tajikistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Hamrokhon Zarifi.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam and the President of Tajikistan, His Excellency Emomali Rahmon, meet at the President’s Office.
  • Following his meeting with the President of Tajikistan, Mawlana Hazar Imam addresses members of the press.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam tours the prayer hall of the soon to be completed Ismaili Centre Dushanbe. He is accompanied by the building’s Chief Architect and the Project Manager.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam is greeted by staff members during his tour of the Ismaili Centre Dushanbe, which is presently under construction.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam tours the construction site of the Serena Hotel in Dushanbe.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam meets with Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev. They are joined by members of their respective staffs.
  • Members of the Jamat line the road to Dushanbe’s airport, in anticipation of welcoming Mawlana Hazar Imam on his Golden Jubilee visit to Tajikistan.
  • Against a picturesque background of snowy Pamir mountain peaks, Mawlana Hazar Imam is welcomed to Gorno-Badakhshan with a traditional offering of non (bread).
  • Accompanied by First Deputy Prime Minister Ghulomov and Governor Qosim of Gorno-Badakhshan, Mawlana Hazar Imam waves at the assembled Jamat upon his arrival in Khorog.
  • A group of children present a gift to Mawlana Hazar Imam upon his arrival in Khorog, the capital of Gorno-Badakhshan.
  • As part of a traditional Pamiri welcome, flower petals are showered along the red-carpeted path laid out for Mawlana Hazar Imam.
  • A mountain-side sign commemorating Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee visit overlooks the site of the new Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Khorog, where members of the Jamat have gathered to witness the foundation laying ceremony.
  • Joined by the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Governor of Gorno-Badakhshan, Mawlana Hazar Imam lays the foundation for the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Khorog.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam speaks at the foundation ceremony of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Khorog, as the First Deputy Prime Minister and the Governor of Gorno-Badakhshan look on.
  • Describing a vision for Khorog as “the Jewel of the Pamir,” Mawlana Hazar Imam delivers his address at the foundation laying ceremony for the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre in Khorog.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam is joined by senior government, AKDN and Jamati leaders, on a walking tour of the Khorog Park, a project of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
  • Standing at the river’s edge in Khorog Park, Mawlana Hazar Imam waves at the Jamat gathered on the opposite bank.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam is introduced to students of carpentry at the University of Central Asia’s Vocational Training Centre in Khorog.
  • During a tour of the University of Central Asia’s Vocational Training Centre in Khorog, Mawlana Hazar Imam visits the plastering workshop.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam reviews site plans for the development of the University of Central Asia’s campus at Dasht.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam pauses to speak with some of the staff members during his tour of the University of Central Asia’s Vocational Training Centre in Khorog.
  • Members of the Jamat gathered at Ishkashim, on both sides of the Pyanj river, in anticipation of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s first Golden Jubilee Darbar in Tajikistan.
  • The Jamat waves, as Mawlana Hazar Imam’s helicopter prepares to depart, following the historic Golden Jubilee Darbar at Ishkashim.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam addresses the Jamat during the Golden Jubilee Darbar in Porshinev.
  • His Excellency President Emomali Rahmon presents Mawlana Hazar Imam with a gift of traditional Tajik garments.
  • President Rahmon accompanies Mawlana Hazar Imam to his plane, as he prepares to depart Tajikistan.
  • His Excellency President Rahmon bids farewell to Mawlana Hazar Imam, at the conclusion of his Golden Jubilee visit to Tajikistan.
  • Members of the Jamat await Mawlana Hazar Imam's arrival at the Darbar site in Porshinev.
  • Over 100 000 murids gathered for Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee Darbar at Porshinev.
  • A senior Jamati leader, “Shah-i-Khalon,” waits together with other murids at Porshinev, in anticipation of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Darbar.
  • Members of the Jamat dressed in traditional Pamiri finery to bid farewell to Mawlana Hazar Imam as he departed from Khorog.
  • In a colourful send-off, the Jamat lined the streets of Khorog to bid farewell to Mawlana Hazar Imam.
  • Accompanied by the Governor of Gorno-Badakhshan and Jamati leaders, Mawlana Hazar Imam waves goodbye to members of the Jamat, as he prepares to depart Khorog.
  • Mawlana Hazar Imam bids farewell to Khorog’s leaders, as he prepares to depart the city.
  • Shortly following the Darbar in Porshinev, Governor Qosim of Gorno-Badakhshan wishes Mawlana Hazar Imam farewell at Khorog Airport.
  • Prior to boarding a helicopter that will ferry him from Khorog to Dushanbe, Mawlana Hazar Imam bids a final farewell to Governor Qodiri Qosim of Gorno-Badakhshan.