Arbaeen

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Thousands of people gather in Karbala, Iraq, for Arbaeen under red lights at dusk, with the golden domes of a shrine visible in the distance.

Large crowd of Shii Muslims dressed in black reach toward the ornate silver and gold shrine of Husayn in Karbala, Iraq, during the annual Arbaeen commemoration.

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Shiʿi Muslim observance

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Thousands of people gather in Karbala, Iraq, for Arbaeen under red lights at dusk, with the golden domes of a shrine visible in the distance.

Arbaeen pilgrimage

Large crowd gathering in Karbala, Iraq, for the Arbaeen pilgrimage, one of the largest...

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Large crowd of Shii Muslims dressed in black reach toward the ornate silver and gold shrine of Husayn in Karbala, Iraq, during the annual Arbaeen commemoration.

Shrine of al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī

Shiʿi Muslim men dressed in black reaching toward the ornate tomb of Ḥusayn in Karbala,...

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