LFG3712125: Bandari little girl, Qeshm Island, Salakh, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712126: tobacco leaves and waterpipes sold in the bazaar, Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712129: Seaside decoration, Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711633: Iranian Shiite Muslim Women Covered in Mud, Chanting and Self-flagellating during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711638: Iranian Shiite Muslim Women Covering Themselves in Mud during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711640: Iranian Shiite Muslim Woman Covered in Mud, Chanting and Self-flagellating during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711644: Car Covered with Mud Decorated for Ashura Shiite Celebration, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711667: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Covered in Mud, Chanting and Self-flagellating during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711668: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Covered in Mud, Chanting and Self-flagellating during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711672: Iranian Shiite Muslim Boy Beating Himslef in the Middle of Men Celebrating Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711674: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Covered in Mud Carrying a Coffin during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711675: Iranian Shiite Muslim Women and Men Covered in Mud, Chanting and Self-flagellating during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711678: Iranian Shiite Men Covered in Mud beating themselves with Iron Chains, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711679: Horse of Iman Hussein during the Parade of Ashura Celebrations, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711680: Iranian Shiite Man Covered in Mud Crying during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711689: Zoroastrian Old Well with Wind Towers, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711691: Portrait of an Iranian Beauty with an Iman Hussein Badge, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711705: Wind Towers used as a Natural Cooling System in Iranian Traditional Architecture, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711709: Lion Statue in a Hosseinieh, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711710: Jameh Masjid or Friday Mosque, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711714: Jameh Masjid or Friday Mosque, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711718: Men Training at Saheb a Zaman Club Zurkhaneh in a Former Water Reservoir, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711723: Iranian Man Training with Kabbadeh Chain and Bow at Saheb a Zaman Club Zurkhaneh, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711725: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Chanting and Self-flagellating during Ashura, Golestan Province, Gorgan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711729: The Nasir Ol Molk Mosque with Its Beautiful Colors, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711735: The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum with the Bassin Filled with Red Water to Commemorate Ashura, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711747: Muslim Girl Running in The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711749: Veiled Veiled Muslim Shiite Schoolgirls in The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711750: The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711759: Ancient Female Doorknocker in Zoroastrian Village, Isfahan Province, Abyaneh, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711770: Iranian Shiite Muslim Father and His Son Dressed for Muharram Iranian Shiite Muslim Father and His Child, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711771: Iranian Shiite Muslim Father and His Son Dressed for Muharram in front of an Imam Hussein Portrait, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711783: Historic House at Night, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711787: Detail of a Painted Ceiling in Bagh-e Tarikhi-ye Fin Garden, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711798: Detail of a Painted Ceiling in Bagh-e Tarikhi-ye Fin Garden, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711802: Detail of a Painted Ceiling in Bagh-e Tarikhi-ye Fin Garden, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images