Striking Image


Kashmiri Shiite Muslims in Srinagar, India, flail themselves with clusters of knives Saturday during a procession on the seventh day of Ashura.

From CNN.com Interactive, this image captures an interesting practice where Shiite pilgrims practice self-flagellation as part of the ten day mourning period of Ashura.

29 January 2007 | Religion | Comments

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