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IN PICS | Muslims Take Out Muharram Processions Across India Amid Tight Security

Muharram marks the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussain and his followers at the battle of Karbala.

Muharram marks the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussain and his followers at the battle of Karbala.

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Muslim devotees during a procession on the tenth day of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Ajmer. Solemnity, sombreness and mourning marked 'Yaum-e-Ashura', or the 10th day of the Islamic calendar's first month Muharram. (Image: PTI)
Muslim devotees during a procession on the tenth day of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Ajmer. Solemnity, sombreness and mourning marked 'Yaum-e-Ashura', or the 10th day of the Islamic calendar's first month Muharram. (Image: PTI)
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Muharram marks the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussain and his followers at the battle of Karbala. Blood oozed out from the heads and chests of bare-chested Shia mourners who flagellated themselves with sharp-edged objects. (Image: PTI)
Muharram marks the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussain and his followers at the battle of Karbala. Blood oozed out from the heads and chests of bare-chested Shia mourners who flagellated themselves with sharp-edged objects. (Image: PTI)
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J&K National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah distributes food among Shia Muslims during a religious procession on the tenth day of the mourning period of Muharram, in Srinagar. (Image: PTI)
J&K National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah distributes food among Shia Muslims during a religious procession on the tenth day of the mourning period of Muharram, in Srinagar. (Image: PTI)
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Security personnel patrol during a religious procession on the tenth day of the mourning period of Muharram, in Prayagraj. Security was also beefed up in Lucknow on Tuesday for Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, with over 3,500 police personnel, mobile patrolling squads, Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and Rapid Action Force (RAF) teams posted in sensitive areas of the city. (Image: PTI)
Security personnel patrol during a religious procession on the tenth day of the mourning period of Muharram, in Prayagraj. Security was also beefed up in Lucknow on Tuesday for Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, with over 3,500 police personnel, mobile patrolling squads, Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and Rapid Action Force (RAF) teams posted in sensitive areas of the city. (Image: PTI)
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Shia Muslims during a religious procession on the tenth day of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Jammu & Kashmir's Poonch area. Authorities had even imposed curfew-like restrictions in parts of the Srinagar on Sunday to prevent members of te Shia community from taking out Muharram processions on the eighth day of the 10-day mourning period. (Image: PTI)
Shia Muslims during a religious procession on the tenth day of Muharram, which marks the day of Ashura, in Jammu & Kashmir's Poonch area. Authorities had even imposed curfew-like restrictions in parts of the Srinagar on Sunday to prevent members of te Shia community from taking out Muharram processions on the eighth day of the 10-day mourning period. (Image: PTI)
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The historic
The historic "Bibi ka Alam" procession was underway in the old city of Hyderabad on Tuesday to mark "Yaum-e-Ashura". Thousands of people were participating in the Bibi ka Alam procession which passed through various parts of the old city. (Image: PTI)
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Amid cries of 'Ya Hussain' and recitation of 'marsiya' (elegies) and 'noha-khwani' (poems expressing sorrow), barefoot youths using knives, blade-encrusted chains and other sharp-edged weapons, inflicted injuries on themselves to show solidarity with the sufferings of the martyrs. (Image: PTI)
Amid cries of 'Ya Hussain' and recitation of 'marsiya' (elegies) and 'noha-khwani' (poems expressing sorrow), barefoot youths using knives, blade-encrusted chains and other sharp-edged weapons, inflicted injuries on themselves to show solidarity with the sufferings of the martyrs. (Image: PTI)

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