Muharram 2024: Muslims around the world commemorate Ashura 

From an aerial perspective, Shia Muslim devotees participate in a mourning ritual in Nasiriyah, located in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province, during the 10-day period preceding Ashura.

In Tehran, Iran, Iranian Shia Muslims gather for a ceremony commemorating Ashura.

In Srinagar, in India-administered Kashmir, Shia mourners carry mock bodies wrapped in shrouds as a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians during a Muharram procession before Ashura.

In Istanbul, Turkey, Shia Muslim girls participate in a mourning procession to commemorate Ashura.

In Tehran, Iran, Iranian Shia Muslims engage in a torch procession as part of a mourning ritual.

In the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, pilgrims gather between the shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas in preparation for Ashura, the most sacred day on the Shia Muslim calendar.

In Kabul's Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood, Afghan Shia Muslim women mourners march in a procession to observe Ashura.

In Tehran, Iran, Iranian Shia Muslim men participate in a mourning ritual.

Shia Muslims in Istanbul, Turkey, join a procession for Ashura.