IRAN - ASHURA - MUHARRAM TEHRAN Stock Image

by newzulu

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IRAN, Tehran: A sheep is slaughtered as sacrifice in the Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran on October 23, 2015.Worshipers in these photos celebrate the Ashura, or tenth day of Muharram. Muharram is the first month in the Islamic calendar and the Ashura marks the day that the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, was killed.

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• Rouzbeh Fouladi
• rouzbeh
• fouladi
• tehran
• iran
• mourning
• muharram
• shura
• tasua