Ashura processions in Kashmir
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Ashura processions in Kashmir
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Ashura processions in Kashmir mark the Day of Ashura commemorating the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala. Major mourning processions have been banned by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir since the 1990s when there was a rise in insurgency in the state. Smaller processions are permitted in some predominantly Shia parts of the state, including in the districts of Baramulla, Kulgam, Leh and Kargil. In the state capital of Srinagar, processions are not allowed along the traditional
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Mourning on the day of Ashura in Kashmir
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2023-09-17T17:30:02Z
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