Photo Essay – Muharram Mourning, Kashmere Gate

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

The heart could not hold its tears.

[Text and pictures by Mayank Austen Soofi]

Portraits of grief captured in the Muharram procession in Kashmere gate, Old Delhi.

We’re in mourning

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

Ya Hussain Ya Hussain

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

The Karbala Story – listen and cry

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

Hai Hussain

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

We lost!

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

In agony

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

Feeling the tragedy

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

Inflicting pain

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

Remembering Karbala

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

Just tears

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

In rage

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

Mullah’s kurta

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

Ladakhi mourners

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

Bloodied grief

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

No one is left unmoved

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate

Ya Ali Ya Hussain

Muharram Mourning, Kashmiri Gate