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.

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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)

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)