PAKISTAN - ASHURA - RELIGION Stock Image

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PAKISTAN, Karachi : Shiite Muslim devotees take part in a self-flagellation ritual during a Ashura procession to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, in Karachi on October 24, 2015. The Islamic month of Muharram marks the seven-century martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein who was killed in battle in Karbala in Iraq 680 AD.

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