• A child lights a candle as Shiite pilgrims gather to mark the birth anniversary of Imam Al Mahdi, in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. Reuters
    A child lights a candle as Shiite pilgrims gather to mark the birth anniversary of Imam Al Mahdi, in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. Reuters
  • People sit and crouch near lit-up candles as they gather to commemorate the Shiite cleric in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. Reuters
    People sit and crouch near lit-up candles as they gather to commemorate the Shiite cleric in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. Reuters
  • People put their phones inside a heart-shaped decoration made of lit-up candles in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. Reuters
    People put their phones inside a heart-shaped decoration made of lit-up candles in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. Reuters
  • Shiite pilgrims light candles outside the shrine of Imam Al Mahdi in Iraq's central city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. AFP
    Shiite pilgrims light candles outside the shrine of Imam Al Mahdi in Iraq's central city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. AFP
  • Shiite pilgrims gather in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. AFP
    Shiite pilgrims gather in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. AFP
  • Shiite pilgrims in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. Reuters
    Shiite pilgrims in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. Reuters
  • Shiite pilgrims gather outside the shrine of Imam Al Mahdi in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. AFP
    Shiite pilgrims gather outside the shrine of Imam Al Mahdi in the Iraqi city of Karbala on March 28, 2021. AFP

MENA

Iraqi Shiite Muslims gather at holy shrine - in pictures

The gathering took place in Iraq's central city of Karbala

The National

March 29, 2021

  • English
  • Arabic
MENA