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Coated in mud and rhythmically pounding their chests this group was marching toward the Minab central square. Mourning the murder of Mohammad's grandson, Huseyn ibn Ali at Kerbala, on the 10th ("ashura") day of the month Muharram. Somber Shia Ashura rituals include rhythmic chain flailing and chest beating, poetic recitations, and passion plays. Hormozgan Province.
27°8'33" N 57°4'50" E -- October 12, 2016 06:32:05 UTC