Iranian and Iraqi Shiite mourners symbolically beat themselves as they circle a burning tent during a re-enactment of the battle of Karbala, during rituals on the Shiite holy day o...
Shiite Muslims cry as they listen to the story of the death of Imam Hussein, during the holy day of Ashoura, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.
A shiite cleric speaks to women mourners during the holy day of Ashoura, at the Sadat Akhavi Mosque in Tehran, Iran.
Shiite Muslim worshippers gather on the holy day of Ashoura, in Karbala south of Baghdad, Iraq. Ashoura is the annual Shiite commemoration of the death of Imam Hussein, the grandso...
Muslim community members prepare a 'tazia' ahead of the Muharram Festival, in Bikaner.
A policeman looks on as woman Shia mourners march in a procession to mark 8th day of Muharram during restrictions in Srinagar.
'Manav Utthan Sewa Samiti' members participate in 'Sadbhavna' rally ahead of Durga Puja festival, in Patna.
Eid at a church turned relief camp near Mannar
If Bollywood’s assembly line of pretty young actresses were to disappear one day without a trace (horrible thought, but we’re making a point here) or wiped off by a disease tha...
Shia Muslims beat their chest during a Muharram proccession taken out to mark the 7th day of Islamic month of Muharram, in Srinagar.
Shiite mourners participate in a Muharram procession while security personnel stand guard, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is a month of m...
A view of the interactive installation "Please Feed the Lions' by Es Devlin on display in Trafalgar Square, London as part of the London Design Festival, which runs across the capi...
Crows sit in a row as devotees immerse the Ganesh idols on the 5th day of Ganesh Utsav at the Juhu beach in Mumbai.
Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly beats a drum (Dhak) at the launch of a 'puja' song in Kolkata. Music director Jit Ganguly and film director Raj Chakraborty (2nd from R) are also se...
Devotees carry an idol of Lord Ganesh for immersion in Sagar pond after Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, in Bikaner.
A devotee carries a Ganesha idols for immersion into the waters of the Arabian Sea, on the fifth day of ten days long Ganesha festival in Mumbai.
Devotees carry the Idol of Lord Ganesha for the immersion in a makeshift pond in Ulsoor lake during the 5th day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Bengaluru.
Devotees carry the Idol of Lord Ganesha for the immersion in a makeshift pond in Ulsoor lake during the 5th day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Bengaluru.
Devotees carries a Ganesha idol into the Arabian sea for immersion on the fifth day of ten days long Ganesha festival in Mumbai.
Devotees carry a Ganesha idol into the Arabian sea for immersion on the fifth day of Ten days long Ganesha festival in Mumbai.
