A flagellant with a bloodied back lies on the ground to be whipped, as a crowd watches around him outside a church on Good Friday, defying a government ban on religious gatherings amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Manila, Philippines, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Filipino Catholic performs self-flagellation outside a church on Good Friday, defying a government ban on religious gatherings amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Manila, Philippines, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Filipino Catholic performs self-flagellation outside a church on Good Friday, defying a government ban on religious gatherings amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Manila, Philippines, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Filipino Catholics perform self-flagellation outside a church on Good Friday, defying a government ban on religious gatherings amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Manila, Philippines, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Filipino Catholics perform self-flagellation outside a church on Good Friday, defying a government ban on religious gatherings amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Manila, Philippines, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A policeman confiscates a whip used by a flagellant outside a church on Good Friday, after defying a government ban on religious gatherings amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Manila, Philippines, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Filipino Catholic performs self-flagellation outside a church on Good Friday, defying a government ban on religious gatherings amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, in Manila, Philippines, April 2, 2021. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves as they gather outside Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine to mark his death anniversary, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, Iraq March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Teba Sadiq

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves as they gather outside Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine to mark his death anniversary, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, Iraq March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Teba Sadiq

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves as they gather outside Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine to mark his death anniversary, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, Iraq March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves as they gather outside Imam Moussa al-Kadhim shrine to mark his death anniversary, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad's Kadhimiya district, Iraq March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a congregation to mark Ashura, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a congregation to mark Ashura, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in New Delhi, India August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Bahraini Shi'ite wearing masks flagellate themselves with hands on their chests as they commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manama, Bahrain, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Bahraini Shi'ite wearing masks flagellate themselves with hands on their chests as they commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manama, Bahrain, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Bahraini Shi'ite wearing masks flagellate themselves with hands on their chests as they commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manama, Bahrain, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Bahraini Shi'ite wearing masks flagellate themselves with iron chains as they commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manama, Bahrain, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Bahraini Shi'ite wearing masks flagellate themselves with hands on their chests as they commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manama, Bahrain, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Bahraini Shi'ite wearing masks flagellate themselves with iron chains as they commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manama, Bahrain, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves with iron chains ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

A Shi'ite pilgrim flagellates himself with iron chains ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves with iron chains to commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves with iron chains to commemorate Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves with iron chains ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Teba Sadiq

A Shi'ite pilgrim flagellates himself with iron chains ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Shi'ite pilgrims wear masks as they flagellate themselves with iron chains ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Teba Sadiq

Shi'ite pilgrims wear masks as they flagellate themselves with iron chains ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

A Shi'ite pilgrim flagellates himself with iron chains ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Filipinos wearing protective masks watch as a penitent gets his back wounded for self-flagellation outside a closed church on Good Friday, defying government's orders to stay indoors due to the threats of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Manila, Philippines April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Shi'ite Muslim living in Greece flagellates himself during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura in Piraeus, near Athens, Greece September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

Shi'ite Muslims living in Greece flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura in Piraeus, near Athens, Greece September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

Shi'ite Muslims living in Greece flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura in Piraeus, near Athens, Greece September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Costas Baltas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Shi'ite Muslim man flagellates during the religious procession marking Ashura, in Lahore, Pakistan, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

A Shi'ite Muslim man is silhouetted against the sun as he flagellates with others during the religious procession marking Ashura in Karachi, Pakistan, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

A Shi'ite Muslim man flagellates with others during the religious procession marking Ashura in Karachi, Pakistan, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a ceremony marking Ashura in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

A Shi'ite Muslim man sharpens a knife to be used by Shias to flagellate themselves during an Ashura procession in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Shadow of a Shi'ite Muslim man is seen as he flagellates himself during a religious festival marking Ashura in Manama, Bahrain, September 10, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed

A Shi'ite Muslim man holds a bunch of knives for flagellation during the religious procession ahead of Ashura, in Lahore, Pakistan, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Shi'ite pilgrims flagellate themselves ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

A Shi'ite Muslim man flagellates himself during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Ahmedabad, India, September 7, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

A Filipino penitent performs self-flagellation during Good Friday, in San Fernando City, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 19, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Filipino penitent performs self-flagellation during Good Friday, in San Fernando City, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 19, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Filipino penitent performs self-flagellation during Good Friday, in San Fernando City, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 19, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Filipino penitent performs self-flagellation in San Fernando City, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 19, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Filipino penitent performs self-flagellation in San Fernando City, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 19, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A masked penitent kneels as he flagellates himself during a procession as part of Holy Week celebrations in Taxco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, April 18, 2019. Picture taken April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A masked penitent kneels as he flagellates himself in a procession as part of Holy Week celebrations in Taxco in the Mexican state of Guerrero, April 18, 2019.Picture taken, April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A Filipino penitent kneels before a crucifix after performing self-flagellation in Mabalacat City, Pampanga province, Philippines, April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

A Shi'ite Muslim man rests as he flagellates himself during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura, in Mumbai, India, September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

A Shi'ite Muslim man flagellates himself during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura, in Mumbai, India, September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura, in Mumbai, India, September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH A Shi'ite Muslim man with his head and face covered with blood pauses after he flagellated himself during a Muharram procession to mark Ashura in Chennai, India, September 21, 2018. REUTERS/P. Ravikumar

ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH A Shi'ite man flagellates himself alongside fellow pilgrims gashing their foreheads with swords while commemorating Ashura in Najaf, Iraq September 20, 2018. REUTERS/ Alaa Al-Marjani

A rope with blood on it is pictured while a masked penitent flagellates himself during a procession as part of Holy Week celebrations in Taxco in the Mexican state of Guerrero, March 29, 2018. Picture taken March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A masked penitent kneels as he flagellates himself during a procession as part of Holy Week celebrations in Taxco in the Mexican state of Guerrero, March 30, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido