Shia pilgrims at the Imam Hussain shrine in Karbala, Iraq on the eve of Ashura, September 19, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
Muharram is the month of mourning for the seventh-century martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
A vendor sharpens a knife mounted on chains in preparation for Ashura at a shop in Lahore on September 18, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
A man chooses knives mounted on chains during the first ten days of Muharram in Lahore on September 18, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
A man shapes a religious symbol for sale in preparation for the Ashura procession in Lahore on September 11, 2018. PHOTO:REUTERS
Pakistani security personnel during Muharram in Karachi on September 16, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
Pakistani vendors sharpen knives mounted on chains during the first ten days of Muharram in Lahore on September 18, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
Mourners walk on burning coals during the first ten days of Muharram in Lahore on September 19, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
Mourners attend a Muharram procession in Ahmedabad, India on September 19, 2018. PHOTO:REUTERS
Mourners walk on hot coals during Ashura at a mosque in central Yangon, Myanmar on September 18, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
A girl touches the Zuljinnah in a Muharram procession in Lahore on September 19, 2018. PHOTO:NNI
A procession during Muharram in Karachi on September 19, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
Pilgrims at the Hazrat Imam Hussain’s (RA) shrine in Karbala, Iraq on September 19, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
Pilgrims gather at the Hazrat Imam Hussain’s (RA) shrine in Karbala, Iraq on the eve of Ashura, September 19, 2018. PHOTO:AFP
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