Lahore, Pakistan. 5th November, 2014. Pakistani Shiite Muslims observing self flagellation with knives during the main ashura procession on 10th Muharram in Lahore. Shiites mark Ashura, the tenth day of the month of Muharram, to commemorate the 7th century Battle of Karbala when Imam Hussein, a grandson of Prophet Muhammad, was killed in present-day Iraq. Credit: Rana Sajid Hussain/Pacific Press/Alamy Live News

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