Young Shiite Muslim men, carrying heavy iron chains used for self-flagellation, on Ashura Day, in Bijar, Iran.

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Young Shiite Muslim men, carrying heavy iron chains used for self-flagellation, 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: 3456px × 5184px
Location: Bijar, Kurdistan / Kordistan Province, Iran
Photo credit: © Guido Dingemans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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