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Ashura Muslim Holiday in Varanasi, India

Thousands of Shi'a Muslims observed the holiday of Ashura in Varanasi, India on Jan. 20, 2008 in a grand display of mourning for Imam Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad.

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Thousands of Shi'a Muslims observed the holiday of Ashura in Varanasi, India on Jan. 20, 2008 in a grand display of mourning for Imam Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad.