Photographer's Note
Travels on the Silk Road:
The picture shows one of the malls inside the shrine of al-Abbas in Kerbala. Shiite pilgrims arrive by bus from Iraq and the neighboring countries, some even from the Emirates, Pakistan and Afghanistan. They may be tired and therefore have a rest before entering the inner sanctum.
Note the red light: I was told that it is a symbol of the blood shed by Husain ibn-Ali at the battle of Kerbala against Caliph Yazid I. The battle took place on 10 Muharran 61 (Islamic calendar; October 10, 680 AD). In Kerbala there are two shrines close to each other, that of al-Abbas and the main shrine of al-Husain (see "Map:view").
We were tourists on a "Religious Tourism" group visum. The polite and friendly religious guards at the entrance of the sanctuary had no problem with us and just made sure that the women put on an abbaya which they provided and a head scarf. The right to photography could be negociated and it had to be done in a discreet fashion.
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jimmj63
(0) 2012-05-16 5:11
ciao Dietrich
L like very much this reds colors of the lights, very good the perspective and the POV
ciao, giacomo
musio (15) 2012-05-16 14:55
hello ,meyerd
Thank you for showing people's feelings towards the Prophet's son
He was killed like Jesus for good things to stay stable
ahmet54
(3490) 2012-05-17 3:20
Hallo Dieter,
großartiges Dokument einer für uns sehr fremden Welt. Ich hatte hier viel Kontakt mit schiitischen Bektaschiten aus der Türkei. Immer wenn das Gespräch auf Kerbela und den 10. Muharrem kam war eine echte Trauer und Betroffenheit zu spüren und teilweise an den Tränen zu sehen. Für mich ist das nicht wirklich nachvollziehbar. Das Verhältnis von Christen zum Karfreitag ist daher nur sehr bedingt mit dem Verhältnis der Schiiten zum Aschure vergleichbar.
Danke fürs zeigen.
Roland
Schnappilic
(9692) 2013-02-06 12:12
Hello Dietrich,
Interesting atmosphere from Iraq. I'm glad to see picture from that part of the world. TFS!
Best regards,
Ovidiu
Photo Information
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Copyright: Dietrich Meyer (meyerd)
(1628)
- Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2012-04-07
- Categories: Ceremonias
- Camera: Panasonic Lumix G2, Panasonic Lumix G Vario
- Exposición: f/3.5, 1/20 segundos
- Map: view
- Versión de la foto: Versión original
- Tema(s): The Silkroad on Bicycle [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2012-05-16 0:53
Discussions
- To musio: People's feelings (1)
by meyerd, last updated 2012-05-17 01:03 - To ahmet54: Bektaschi (1)
by meyerd, last updated 2012-05-17 11:58