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Devotees offer prayer to a decorated horse during Ashura observation in Kolkata , India , on 17 July 2024. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and one of the holiest months. Shia Muslims are commemorating Muharram as a month of mourning in remembrance of the martyrdom of Islamic Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussain, who was killed on Ashura (10th day of Muharram) in the battle of Karbala in 680 A.D.
Ashura 2024 : India, Kolkata, West Bengal - 17 Jul 2024