Keywords: Fakir.jpg en A Fakir It can also be used pejoratively to refer to a common street beggar who chants holy names scriptures or verses These broader idiomatic usages developed primarily in Mughal era India where the term was injected into local idiom through the Persian-speaking courts of Muslim rulers It has become a common Urdu and Hindi word for â ‚¬Ĺ“beggarâ ‚¬Â 1869 Round the Wonderful World G E Mitton Illustrator -A S Forrest 1 http //www clipart-history com/index php id 62 pic 8190 2 http //www gutenberg org/files/28783/28783-h/28783-h htm PD-Art-100 Uploaded_with_UploadWizard Historical images of fakirs Round the Wonderful World by G E Mitton |