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Congregants of IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America) light candles which is a conventional practice as part of Shia mourning rituals to commemorate the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.

Two women try on traditional Nowruz outfits. One outfit (a vest and a matching skirt) is entirely covered in rose gold sequins, and the other (consisting of a green tunic, loose pants, and headwrap) has paisley patterns sewn on the front. Several…

A group of women in matching red velvet and gold costumes play a song with Daf during the Nowruz Spring Walk on UCLA campus.

A young girl, in a floral white dress and pink scarf, recites some verses of Quran in front of the Alzahra mosque congregants.