The longest march for Arbaeen pilgrimage

People from Mashhad have held a ceremony to escort the longest march on foot from Mashhad in Razavi Khorasan province to Karbala in Iraq. The ceremony was held in the presence of Iranian cleric Ahmad Marvi, representing Astan Guds Razavi (Imam Reza’s holy shrine), on Friday morning. The march kicked off at the Baghiatallah al-A’zam Islamic Complex in Shahid Rajaei town in the holy city of Mashhad. July 17, 2022. IRN/Mohsen Bakhshandeh.