LFG3711919: Detail of an Alam on Tasua Celebration, 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

LFG3711943: The Eternal Flame Which Has Burned Continuously for 1, 500 Years at the Zoroastrian Temple of Ateshkade, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711964: Inside 15Th-century Domed Ziai Ye School (Alexander Prison), Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711976: Mosaic Pattern with Ceramic Tiles in Jameh Masjid or Friday Mosque, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711979: A Wooden Nakhl on a Square Filled with Cars, 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

LFG3712003: Elderly Muslim Woman walking Under an Arch in a Narrow Street, Fars Province, Abarkooh, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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

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

LFG3712033: Stained Glass Windows in The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712039: Mosaic Pattern with Ceramic Tiles in Shapouri Garden House, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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

LFG3712105: The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712108: The prayer hall of The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712461: General overview of the remains of ruins of the apadana in Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712479: The Tachara palace of Darius the great in Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712491: Relief in Apadana palace Persepolis, Fars Province, Marvdasht, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711530: The old citadel of Arg-e Bam, Kerman Province, Bam, 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

LFG3711569: A 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

LFG3711587: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Carry an Alam on Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711629: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Covered in Mud in front of a Flag with Bank Notes Attached during Ashura Day, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711632: Iranian Shiite Muslim Women Covered in Mud Attaching Bank Notes on a Flag during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711650: Elderly Kurdish Women during Ashura Celebration, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711653: Iranian Shiite Muslim Man Covered in Mud, Chanting and Self-flagellating during Ashura Day, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711707: Women with a Child walking Ina Narrow Street with Arches, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711722: Iranian Man Training with Kabbadeh Chain and Bow at Saheb a Zaman Club Zurkhaneh, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711746: Elevateur Char to Clean the Mirrors in The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711752: Veiled Muslim Shiite Schoolgirls in front of The Shah-e-Cheragh Mausoleum, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711758: Ancient Male Doorknocker in Zoroastrian Village, Isfahan Province, Abyaneh, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711761: Ancient Building Wooden Pillar in Zoroastrian Village, Isfahan Province, Abyaneh, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711767: An Afghan Refugee Boy with Green Eyes, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711776: Iranian Shiite Muslim Man Leading Recitations and Songs with the Mad of Hussein Mourners during Muharram, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711779: Iranian Shiite Muslim Mourners From the Mad of Hussein Community Chanting and Self-flagellating during Muharram, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711785: Spring-fed Reflecting Pool in Fin Garden, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images