Ashura (10 Muharram), Outside Matam Hall (Cutting Body With Blades), Chatta Bazar, Hyderabad
Muharram is a month of remembrance and modern Shia meditation that is often considered synonymous with Ashura. Ashura, which literally means the "Tenth" in Arabic, refers to the tenth day of Muharram. It is well-known because of historical significance and mourning for the martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad. Shias begin mourning from the first night of Muharram and continue for ten nights, climaxing on the 10th of Muharram, known as the Day of Ashura. The last few days up until and including the Day of Ashura are the most important because these were the days in which Imam Hussein and his family and followers (including women, children and elderly people) were deprived of water from the 7th onward and on the 10th, Imam Hussain and 72 of his followers were killed by the army of Yazid I at the Battle of Karbala on Yazid's orders. The surviving members of Imam Hussein's family and those of his followers were taken captive, marched to Damascus, and imprisoned there. For Shia Muslims, Ashura is a day of great sorrow due to the tragic events of Karbala. In Hyderabad, India, tradition is preserved. Suffering and cutting the body with knives or chains (matam) is part of the celebration of Ashura.
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Location: Chatta Bazar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Photo credit: © François-Olivier Dommergues / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: ashura, asia, bazar, chatta, hall, hyderabad, india, matam, muharram, shia, telangana
