Payab said: “With respect to the high number of applications for attending religious obligation ceremonies of the holy shrine since the beginning of the Sha’ban, these ceremonies were held at Dar al-Marhamah portico of the complex”.

He added: “Around ۸۰۰ to one thousand male and female teenagers were guests of the portico in last two weeks out of whom around 50 were pilgrims”. 

Payab further noted: “Based on the planned programs, 13 thousand persons participated in these ceremonies in holy month of Sha’ban.

“All these participants became guests of the holy shrine’s guesthouse first and they benefited from different religious and cultural programs then”, he added.

Concluding his remarks, Payab said: “Imam Reza holy shrine’s religious obligation ceremonies are most popular ceremonies of this kind all around the country. Teachers and parents can enroll their students and children by making contact to the holy shrine”.