From Reuters.

Crowds gather in Iraq’s Karbala for Shi’ite Arbaeen pilgrimage.
Arbaeen, meaning 40 in Arabic, is one of the most important rituals for Shi’ite Muslims. It has also become the world’s largest annual pilgrimage and dwarfs the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia’s Mecca.

The event marks 40 days after the death of Hussein, who was killed by the army of Muslim Caliph Yazid ibn Muawiya.

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