LFG3712301: Sacred shrine of the holy sultan amir ahmad, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712578: Alam procession during Muharram celebrations in Fatima al-Masumeh shrine, Central County, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712316: Abbasian historical house, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711981: A Wooden Nakhl in front of the Three-storey Takieh Which Forms Part of the Amir Chakhmaq Complex, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711985: A Wooden Nakhl in front of the Three-storey Takieh Which Forms Part of the Amir Chakhmaq Complex, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712012: Achaemenian Royal Tombs in Naqsh-e Rustam Necropolis, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711807: Gonbad-e Kavus, the Tower of Kavus, Golestan Province, Gonbad-e Qabus, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711843: Shiite Banner for Ashura Celebration, Central County, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712636: Fresco in Chehel Sotoun Forty Columns Palace, Isfahan Province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712460: Ancient columns in the gate of all nations in Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712475: Relief in Apadana palace Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712619: Iranian shiite muslim man standing in front of a bonfire after rubbing mud on his body during the Kharrah Mali ritual to mark the Ashura ceremony, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711839: Fatima Al-masumeh Shrine Decorated in Black for Ashura Celebration, Central County, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711919: Detail of an Alam on Tasua Celebration, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712027: Achaemenian Royal Tombs in Naqsh-e Rustam Necropolis Panorama, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711567: An Iranian Shiite Woman Walks in Stocking Feet during the Chehel Manbar Ceremony a Day before Ashura, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711937: Iranian Shiite Muslim Couple mourning Imam Hussein on the Day of Tasua with their Faces Covered by a Veil, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712225: Golestan palace hall of mirrors, Shemiranat county, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711598: Iranian Shiite Man Covered in Mud with Iron Chains to Commemorate Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711721: Boy Training at Saheb a Zaman Club Zurkhaneh, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712020: The Water Basin in Naqsh-e Rustam Necropolis, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712294: Sultan amir ahmad bathhouse, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712360: Pilgrims praying in front of the tomb of Ayatollah Ruhollah Musawi Khomeini buried next to his son Ahmed Khomeini, Shemiranat county, Behesht-e zahra, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712393: Mosaic pattern with ceramic tiles in friday mosque, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712388: Mannequins with heads hald cut in the bazaar, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711551: Shia Muslims Women Lighting Incense during Chehel Menbari Festival on Tasua Day for Ashura Celebration, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711560: Iranian Shiite Muslim Woman mourning Imam Hussein on the Day of Tasua with her Face Covered by a Veil, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712257: Hole in the ceiling of the old bazaar, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712395: Old house tile sign, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712500: Nasir ol Molk mosque, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712611: Traditional religious theatre called tazieh about Imam Hussein death in Kerbala, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712087: Bisotun Unesco World Heritage Site, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712077: Klash Kurdish Shoes, Kermanshah, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711816: Iranian Shiite Iman in the Courtyard of an Old Caravanserai Turned into Madrassah, Golestan Province, Karim Ishan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711979: A Wooden Nakhl on a Square Filled with Cars, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711796: Detail of a Painted Ceiling in Bagh-e Tarikhi-ye Fin Garden, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images