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In Images: Kolkata marks Ashura with solemn Muharram processions
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Shi'ite Muslims participate in self-flagellation during an Ashura procession in Kolkata on June 26, 2026. Ashura, observed on the 10th day of Muharram, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. Photo: Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
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