Bibi-ka-Alam procession marks 10th Muharram in Hyderabad

Mourning and solemnity marked Youm-e-Ashoora, the 10th day of Muharram in the city on Wednesday. The highlight of the day was the annual Bibi-ka-Alam procession taken out from Bibi-ka-Alawa to Chaderghat in the Old City of Hyderabad. The ‘Alam’ (holy relic or flag to mark the battle of Karbala) was carried on a caparisoned elephant Premavathi. The



elephant was brought from Karnataka.

Special prayer meetings and food camps were organized at many places in Hyderabad to mark the occasion all across the Old City, especially in areas like Ali Jah Kotla, Purani Haveli and other surrounding areas. Most of the shops in the city’s south zone also remained shut to mark the 10th day of Muharram.