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Shiʿi Muslim men wearing red headbands and black clothing sit and cry during an Ashura mourning procession in Beirut, Lebanon. Large crowd of people in Dhaka, Bangladesh, participates in a Muharram procession, with many holding red and green flags and banners along a city street. A group of Shiʿi Muslim men dressed in black participate in mourning rituals, raising their hands over their heads during a remembrance ceremony for Imam Ḥusayn. Muslim Shiʿi children dressed as angels with colorful wings perform in an Ashura passion play outdoors near Kashan, Iran, with spectators and red flags in the background. Crowd gathers at night around an illuminated, ornate tazia replica during the Muharram procession in Junagadh, Gujarat, India. A group of Shiʿi Muslim men in red vests and headbands participate in an Ashura procession, marching in formation outdoors in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Mourning during Muharram
Shiʿi Muslims crying as they participate in a mourning procession for Ashura commemorating...
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Shiʿi Muslims congregate during Muharram
A mass procession of Shiʿi Muslims parading through the streets commemorating the...
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Muslims mourning during Ashura
Shiʿi Muslims commemorating the martyrdom of Ḥusayn on the holy day of Ashura, the...
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Staging martyrdom for Ashura
Shiʿi children dressed as angels performing in a taʿziyyah (passion play)...
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Following a tazia at Ashura
A representation of Ḥusayn's tomb, called a tazia, is carried during a procession...
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Ashura in the United States
A procession of Shiʿi Muslims in mourning observe Ashura in Dearborn, Michigan, October...
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