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A man sings laments during a Shai mourning ritual commemorates the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
Women and men sit in separate sections during a Shia mourning ritual that commemorates the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
The exterior of Kessab Salon de Fiestas, an Armenian restaurant and banquet hall in Reseda temporarily reserved for the Tasoua event.
Women attendees of the Tasoua even, who are sitting on one side of the dimly lit room, watch men's zanjeer-zani performance on the opposite side. Two women are standing up and recording the perfomance on their smartphones.
A Shai mourning ritual that commemorates the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam.
A Shai mourning ritual that commemorates the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein--practiced on Persian carpets.
Self-flagellation during a Shai mourning ritual, commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
Self-flagellation during a Shai mourning ritual, commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
Self-flagellation during a Shai mourning ritual, commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.
Men listen to laments during a Shai mourning ritual, commemorating the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam--Imam Hossein.