(EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content.) A Shia muslim guy flagellated himself with the blade. After procession, his friend was removing the blood from his wound. Muharram is the festival of sorrow celebrated by Shia is the first month of the Islamic calendar. The tenth day of Muharram is the Day of Ashura. It is the day of remembrance and commemoration of the death of Husayn ibn Ali, for Shia Muslims. (Photo by Subhajit Naskar / Pacific Press)

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