Senior officials, shrine servants, and thousands of pilgrims gather in Prophet Courtyard to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza – the 8th Shia Imam.
On the tenth day of Muharram, known as Ashura, Imam Reza shrine in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad hosted millions of pilgrims who gathered to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (the 3rd Shia Imam) and his 72 companions in the battle of Karbala some 14 centuries ago in 680 AD.
