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Scenes of mourning and self-flagellation mark Muharram across Asia

Scenes of mourning and self-flagellation mark Muharram across Asia

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-10-24 08:09 GMT
An aerial photo showing Shiite holy shrine of Imam Hussein, bottom, and the holy shrine of Imam Abbas, top, as pilgrims gather during preparations for the Muslim holiday of Ashoura in the city of Karbala, Iraq. Ashoura is the tenth day of the
A Kashmiri Shiite Muslim holds a cloth with a religious symbol in a Muharram procession during restrictions imposed in Kashmir on Thursday. Police imposed restrictions in some parts of Srinagar fearing religious processions marking the Muslim month
Indian Muslims participate in a procession of flags in memory of Abbas Alamdar, brother of Imam Hussein during the sacred Islamic month Muharram in Ajmer on Monday.
Muslims throng around the Tazia, during Muharram procession in Ajmer on Thursday.
Pakistani Shiite Muslims attend a procession during the month of Muharram ahead of Ashoura day, in Karachi, Pakistan.
Pakistani Shiite Muslims attend a gathering to mourn the death of their spiritual leader, in Rawalpindi.
Pakistani Shiite Muslims attend a gathering to mourn the death of their spiritual leader, in Rawalpindi.
Iraqi Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves in grief during preparations for the Muslim holiday of Ashoura.
Iraqi Shiite Muslim women gather for the re-enacting of the seventh century battle of Karbala during preparations for Ashoura.
Iraqi Shiite Muslims cut themselves in grief during preparations for the Muslim holiday of Ashoura in Baghdad.
Afghan and Pakistani Shiite Muslims self-flagellate during an Ashura procession to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, in Islamabad. (Photo: AFP)
Afghan and Pakistani Shiite Muslims self-flagellate during an Ashura procession to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, in Islamabad. (Photo: AFP)
Iraqi Shiite men cut their scalps with machetes as they take part in the Ashura religious ritual in Najaf. (Photo: AFP)
Iraqi Shiite men cut their scalps with machetes as they take part in the Ashura religious ritual in Najaf. (Photo: AFP)
Scenes of mourning and self-flagellation mark Muharram across Asia

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