Ashura

1 of 34. A Shi'ite Muslim man flagellates himself during an Ashura procession in Mumbai, India December 17, 2010.

Credit: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:50pm EST

Ashura, the most important day in the Shi'ite calendar, commemorates the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein in battle 1,300 years ago.

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