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

LFG3712292: Sultan amir ahmad bathhouse, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711651: Elderly Kurdish Women during Ashura Celebration, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712354: Sign paying homage to soldiers fallen during the war between Iran and Iraq, Qom province, Qom, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712522: Billboard asking to wear a hijab in JAmeh Mosque, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712525: Ayatollah Khomeini memorial in front of the three-storey takieh part of the Amir chakhmaq complex, Yazd Province, Yazd, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712588: Muhr head-stones made of clay from some holy land used by shia muslims in the Shrine of sultan Ali, Kashan County, Mashhad-e Ardahal, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712613: Shiite women crying during a traditional religious theatre called tazieh about Imam Hussein death in Kerbala, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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

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

LFG3711878: Little Boy Playing with an Aspirator in front of an Alam on Ashura, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711911: Rose Water Distillery, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712326: Propaganda sign with Ayatollah Khomeini on the wall of the former u.s. embassy, Shemiranat county, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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

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

LFG3712278: The Boroujerdi House, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran / Bridgeman Images

LFG3712676: Anti-american propaganda painting, Central district, Tehran, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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

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

LFG3712253: Empty bazaar, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711594: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Covered in Mud, Chanting and Self-flagellating during Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711630: Iranian Shiite Muslim Men Covered in Mud during Ashura Day, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711559: Iranian Young Man with Green Veil Covering His Face during Chehel Menbari Festival on Tasua to Commemorate the Martyrdom of Hussein, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711528: restoration of The old citadel of Arg-e Bam, Kerman Province, Bam, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711577: Shiite Muslim Men Standing in the Blood of a Ritually Slaughtered Sheep on Ashura, Kurdistan Province, Bijar, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711697: Iranian Shiite Muslim Student in a Madrassah, Golestan Province, Karim Ishan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

LFG3711769: Little Girl in the Middle of Shiite Muslim Mourners From the Mad of Hussein Community Crying While Celebrating Muharram, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images

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

LFG3711616: An Iranian Man carrying an Alam helped by Shiite Muslim Mourners, Isfahan Province, Kashan, Iran (photo) / Bridgeman Images