An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim man flagellates himself with iron chains during a congregation to mark Ashura in New Delhi, India August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim man flagellate himself with iron chains during a congregation to mark Ashura in New Delhi, India August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

An Afghan Shi'ite Muslim man holds iron chains as he waits to flagellate himself during a congregation to mark Ashura in New Delhi, India August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a congregation to mark Ashura in New Delhi, August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis

Shi'ite Muslims flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession marking Ashura in Ahmedabad, India, August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Shi'ite Muslims flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession marking Ashura in Kolkata, India, August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Shi'ite Muslims flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession marking Ashura in Kolkata, India, August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

An Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim lies on the ground after flagellating himself with knives during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

An Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim lies on a stretcher as he is treated after flagellating himself with knives during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Najaf, Iraq, August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq August 19, 2021. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen

Shi'ite Muslim men flagellate themselves during a ceremony marking Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq August 19, 2021. 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, August 18, 2021. 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, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen

Shi'ite Muslim mourners flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Ahmedabad, India, August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Shi'ite Muslim mourner flagellates himself during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Ahmedabad, India, August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave

Shi'ite Muslim mourners flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Ahmedabad, India, August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Amit Dave

A Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslim mourner flagellates himself during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Srinagar August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslim mourners flagellate themselves during a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura in Srinagar August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

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