Iranians mark Day of Ashura in Khorramabad

KHORRAMABAD, IRAN - OCTOBER 01: Iranian Shiite Muslims cover themselves with mud during the 'Kharrah Mali' (Mud Rubbing) ritual to commemorate the Day of Ashura, which marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Al-Hussein, in the city of Khorramabad, Iran on October 01, 2017. Imam Al-Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was martyred at the Battle of Karbala on the Day of Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, in 680, or 61 in the Islamic calendar . (Footage by Eisa Mohammadi/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)