Why Muslims mourn on Muharram, here are scenes across India

Muharram is one of the four sacred months for Muslims, when Imam Hussain Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad got killed.

BENGALURU: Muharram is one of the four sacred months for Muslims, when Imam Hussain Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad got killed. (Photo | Pushkar V/ EPS) 

CHENNAI: The first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram is considered the second holiest month after Ramzan. (Photo | Ashwin Prasath/EPS)

HYDERABAD: Imam Hussain Ali, the third Imam of the Shia community, was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD. The Shias mark the ceremonial mourning on this day and it's called 'Ashura.' (Photo | R Satish Babu/EPS)

NEW DELHI:Women display placards for peace while participating in a Muharram procession in the national capital (Photo | PTI)

CHENNAI: A young Muslim child participates on the 10th day of Muharram procession, in Chennai on Friday (Photo | PTI)

JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Shia Muslims mourn as they participate in Muharram procession in Jammu on Friday Sept 21 2018. (Photo | PTI)

The mourning includes flagellating themselves with sharp objects on Muharram. This exemplifies the suffering Imam Hussain Ali experienced shortly before his beheading.(Photo |Shekhar Yadav /EPS)

Some people observe the mourning with blood donation.(Photo | Shekhar Yadav/EPS)