Srinagar, June 24 -- Amid elaborate security arrangements, thousands of Shia mourners on Wednesday participated in the traditional 8th Muharram procession passing through the heart of Srinagar, marking the fourth consecutive year that the historic route has been permitted by the Jammu and Kashmir administration.
The procession commenced early in the morning from Guru Bazar and proceeded through Jahangir Chowk and Maulana Azad Road towards Dalgate.
As the procession was still underway at the time of filing this report, mourners carrying religious banners continued to move along the designated route while reciting marsiyas (elegies) and nohas (dirges) in remembrance of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.
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