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Muharram Procession On Boats In Kashmir

A Kashmiri Shia Muslim girl prays beside traditional Muharram standards (alams) and religious banners during a Muharram procession on boats on the ninth day of Ashura in the interiors of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on June 25, 2026. Ashura is a period of mourning in remembrance of the seventh-century martyrdom of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussein, who is killed in the battle of Karbala in modern-day Iraq, in 680 AD. The funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is scheduled to begin in Tehran on July 4, with burial set for July 9 in the holy city of Mashhad, following commemorative ceremonies in Tehran and Qom. (Photo by Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto)