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Mourners walk barefoot over embers as they perform Aag Ka Matam at Bada Imambara

Lucknow: A deeply emotional and solemn atmosphere prevailed at the Bada Imambara on Monday as hundreds of devotees gathered for Aag Ka Matam on the sixth day of Muharram. Get breaking news anytime, ...
Indiatimes

Matam, marsiya, soz: Traditional mourning rituals mark Ashura

Lucknow: Mourners clad in black attire turned up to show solidarity with the martyrs of the Battle of Karbala on Ashura, the tenth day of Islamic month of Muharram, on Wednesday. It was on the day of ...
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Biggest ‘aag ka maatam’ in Pakistan arranged in Hyderabad on Muharram 9

HYDERABAD: To mourn the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions, some people undertake to walk across a red-hot path of fire, while others make a quick dash across it. This ritual of ...
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Hyderabad: Muharram begins with noha, matam & prayers

Muharram, the first month of Muslim calendar, began on Sunday, with Ashurkhanas commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Mohammad.Yaum-e-Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram ...
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How the Nizams made Bibi-ka-Alam Hyderabad's Muharram icon

The institution of Bibi-ka-Alam was created under the Shia Qutb Shahi rulers of Golconda, but it became Hyderabad’s pre-eminent public symbol of Muharram through sustained Asaf Jahi patronage, royal ...