Not just men, even small children participate in the ceremony and swing the sharp blades, slashing their skin.
Shia Muslims across the world commemorated the death of Imam Hussain on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram.- Pakistani Shiite Muslims pay respects to Zul Jinnah, a horse symbolizing the horse that Shiite spiritual leader Imam Hussein used to fight against his enemy in the historic battle of Karbala, during a procession on the ninth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, in Islamabad, Pakistan.
- A Shiite Muslim child beats himself with knives in Islamabad, Pakistan.
- akistani Shiite Muslims beat themselves with knives attached to chains to mourn the death of their spiritual leader on ninth of Muharram, in Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Pakistani paramilitary soldiers monitor the area from a pedestrian bridge while they guard a Shiite Muslim's procession on the ninth day of the Islamic month of Muharram, in Karachi, Pakistan.
- A Pakistani Shiite Muslim flagellates himself during a Muharram processions in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Pakistani Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during a Muharram processions in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Shiite worshippers beat themselves with chains as a sign of grief for Imam Hussein during the Muslim month of Muharram.
- Shiite worshippers pray inside the shrine of Imam Hussein during the Muslim month of Muharram, in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq.
- A Kashmiri Shiite Muslim flagellates himself during a Muharram procession in Srinagar, Kashmir.
- This aerial photo shows Shiite faithful pilgrims gathering between the holy shrine of Imam Hussein and the holy shrine of Imam Abbas, during the Muslim month of Muharram, in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq.
Shia Muslims across the world commemorated the death of Imam Hussain on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram.
Not just men, even small children participate in the ceremony and swing the sharp blades, slashing their skin.
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