Women making Tazia Azadari items at Azakhana Pando street Islam Pura fot the 9th Muharram

Rana Sajid Hussain

Pakistani shiite women busy in making Tazia Azadari items at Azakhana Pando street Islam Pura for the 9th Muharram ul-haram procession during Holy month of Muharram-ul-Haram in Lahore. Women are busy making stuff for the horse (Zuljinnah that represents carrying Imam Hussein in a 680 A.D. battle), These are being preparing for mourning rituals during the month of Muharram-ul-Haram which is the first month of the Islamic calendar and second holiest month for Muslims across the world.