Tag: Bibi ka Alam procession

HYDERABAD — Perhaps for the first time in over 400 years, there will be no traditional “Bibi ka Alam” procession on 10th of Muharram in Hyderabad. With the Telangana High Court on Thursday refusing permission for the annual event in view of Covid-19 pandemic, the old city of Hyderabad will miss the historic procession taken out every year on ‘Yaum-e-Ashura’ or 10th day of Muharram. Thousands of Shia Muslims take part in the procession every year to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, in the battle...