Shiite Muslim men, standing in the blood of a ritually slaughtered sheep, on Ashura Day, in Bijar, Iran.

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Shiite Muslim men, standing in the blood of a ritually slaughtered sheep, on Ashura Day, 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: 5106px × 3404px
Location: Bijar, Kurdistan / Kordistan Province, Iran
Photo credit: © Guido Dingemans / Alamy / Afripics
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