A sacred march: commemorating karbala through ritual

People mourn during the ritual to commemorate Ashura on the Islamic month of Muharram at Hosne Dalani in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES

Women take part in mourning rituals to commemorate Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES

A boy holds her mother while taking part in mourning rituals to commemorate Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES

People take part in mourning rituals to commemorate Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES

People take part in mourning rituals to commemorate Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES

A boy receives blessing from a riderless decorated horse which is a central figure in mourning processions of Ashura in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES

Shiite Muslim men participate in Ashura self-flagellation ritual in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us–Salehin/TIMES

A women mourns during the ritual to commemorate Ashura on the Islamic month of Muharram at Hosne Dalani in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES

People take part in mourning rituals to commemorate Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES

People take part in mourning rituals to commemorate Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES

People receives blessing rom a riderless decorated horse which is a central figure in mourning processions of Ashura in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES

People take part in mourning rituals to commemorate Ashura during the Islamic month of Muharram in Dhaka on July 06. Photo: Shamim-Us-Salehin/TIMES