NDTV brings you rare footage from inside the shrine of Imam Hussain in Karbala, one of the oldest pilgrimage sites in Iraq, in a part of the country which is resisting the ISIS. In this 360-degree ...

The ornate Imam Hussein Mosque is home to a shrine marking the spot where it ... Aleem Maqbool joined pilgrims in Karbala for a rare look inside the mosque.

Among Shia Muslims, Ashura is observed through large demonstrations of high-scale mourning as it marks the death of Hussein ibn Ali, the third Imam of Shia, who was beheaded during the Battle of ...

they provide you with wet tissues to wipe before you are allowed to enter the mosque and the shrine. Once inside, everyone’s goal is to touch the zarih (the outer enclosure of Imam Hussain’s ...

Inside the shrine, groups of the faithful ... A portrait of Saddam that used to hang on the main Imam Hussein shrine was noticeably absent. The roads in the area were choked with pilgrims, some ...

Following the mourning, the flag of Imam Hussein's shrine was handed over to Masoud Pezeshkian, accompanied by wishes for success in his government.

Iran’s Center for Reconstruction of Holy Shrines has financed all stages of designing and ... In addition, crystals with the ability to change the color of the lighting have been installed inside it.