Shiite Muslim man, covered in mud, carrying iron chains used for self-flagellation, on the Day of Ashura in Bijar, Iran.

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Shiite Muslim man, covered in mud, carrying iron chains used for self-flagellation, on the Day of Ashura in Bijar, Iran. The Day of Ashura is an annual festival amongst the Shi'ite Muslim community that mourns the death of Imam Husayn. Some adherents take part in the act of self-flagellation. In the Iranian city of Bijar (Kurdistan/Kordistan Province) people ritually cover themselves with mud as part of the ceremony.

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Size: 3407px × 5111px
Location: Bijar, Kurdistan / Kordistan Province, Iran
Photo credit: © Guido Dingemans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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