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A Shiite Muslim boy walks on burning coal during commemorations of the Ashoura festival in Lahore, Dec. 15, 2010. Ashoura falls on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and commemorates the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Mohammad, who was killed in 680 A.D. during the battle of Kerbala.

Walking on burning coal: Ashoura festivities in Pakistan

Ashoura festivities continue today.

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