A Shia Muslim devotee walks alongside Zuljanah — the symbolic riderless horse of Imam Hussain — during the Ashura procession in Kolkata on 26 June 2026, the 10th day of Muharram. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Shia Muslim devotees gathered around Zuljanah, the symbolic riderless horse of Imam Hussain, as the Muharram procession moved through Kolkata on 26 June 2026, marking the solemn occasion of Ashura. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Crowds of Shia Muslim devotees accompanied Zuljanah — the riderless horse symbolising Imam Hussain's sacrifice — through the streets of Kolkata on 26 June 2026 as part of the city's annual Ashura observance. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
On Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, Shia Muslim devotees in Kolkata rallied around Zuljanah, the horse that symbolises the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, during the annual procession held on 26 June 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Shia Muslim devotees participated in a solemn Muharram procession in Kolkata on 26 June 2026, commemorating Ashura — the 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram — which marks the martyrdom of Imam Hussain at Karbala. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Thousands of Shia Muslim devotees took part in the Muharram procession in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 26 June 2026, observing Ashura — one of the most significant days in the Shia Islamic calendar. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Shia Muslim devotees carried a Tazia — a miniature replica of the mausoleum of Imam Hussain — through Kolkata during the Ashura procession on 26 June 2026, a tradition central to Muharram observances across West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Devotees bore an elaborately crafted Tazia — symbolising the shrine of Imam Hussain at Karbala — through the streets of Kolkata on 26 June 2026, as the city's Shia Muslim community marked Ashura with solemnity and devotion. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)