Overview

• Devotees in Shillong marched in black-clad tazia processions through Laban, Mawbah and Mawprem, chanting “Ya Hussain” amid rhythmic drumbeats and recitations of marsiyas and nohas.
• In Kalaburagi, mourners performed maatam chest-beating and self-flagellation as they processed from Allah Khane Zahira Irani Masjid in Tarfile to the railway station.
• Sunni Muslims across the region maintained fasts and prayers while carrying colorful tazia and taboot replicas to local burial grounds.
• Muharram rituals began in rural outskirts on July 5 and reached their climax on Ashura (July 6), drawing silent solidarity from other faith communities.
• Heightened security deployments and close supervision ensured all events unfolded in an orderly, incident-free manner, underlining communal harmony.