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Muslims in Kashmir have been allowed to hold Muharram mourning processions after more than three decades.

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Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic year and is synonymous with grief and bereavement in the Muslim world for the events that unfolded in the desert plains of Karbala more than fourteen centuries ago.

Every year, in the month of Muharram, mourners beat their chests, chant soul-stirring elegies with heavy hearts, and shed tears over the tragic martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS), his family and loyal companions.

It is said that in India, Timur Lung introduced the observance of mourning in Muharram.