IRANIANS BEAT THEMSELVES WITH IRON CHAINS DURING ASHURA FESTIVAL IN TEHRAN.
Iranians shout religous slogans and beat themselves with iron chains in central Tehran during the Shi'ite Ashura religious festival March 1, 2004. On March 2 Muslim Shi'ites mark Ashura, the day when Imam al-Hussein, the 'leader of the martyrs' and grandson of Prophet Mohammed was killed in Karbala in 680 AD. NO RIGHTS CLEARANCES OR PERMISSIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS IMAGE REUTERS/Damir Sagolj DS/AA