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Karbala, Sep 27 (EFE/EPA).- Millions of Shia Muslim pilgrims on Monday gathered to celebrate the Arbaeen religious festival in the central Iraqi city of Karbala amid tight security measures.The solemn event marks the end of the 40-day mourning period after the death anniversary of Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in the battle of Karbala in AD 680. (Camera: AHMED JALIL). SHOT LIST: THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONY OF ARBAIN NEAR THE TOMB OF IMAM HUSSAIN AT THE HOLY CITY OF KARBALA, SOUTHERN IRAQ.
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Shiite Muslim pilgrims gather around the Imam Hussein Shrine, Prophet Mohammed's grandson, in Iraq's central holy city of Karbala, as they mark the Arbaeen religious festival commemorating the seventh century killing of the Imam. IMAGES
Thousands of Shiite Muslim pilgrims take part in a mourning ceremony at the Shrine of Imam Hussein, Prophet Mohammed's grandson, in Iraq's central holy city of Karbala, as they mark the Arbaeen religious festival commemorating the seventh century killing of the Imam. IMAGES
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