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Muharram celebration in Yazd

Iranian men carry an Alam during a procession during the Mourning of Muharram religious holiday in Qom, Iran on September 19, 2018. Mourning of Muharram lasts ten days and marks the death of Imam Hussain (grandson of Mohamad) and his family, it is the most important religious holiday for Shia Muslim. Alams are mobile symbolic altars which faithful men carry in a procession. They can weight even 300 kg. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#3296154
Date Taken	16 September 2018
Location	N/A
Photographer	Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto
Category	Religion and Belief
Copyright	© 2025 NurPhoto - Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto

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