Muharram (Yom-e-Aashurah) was observed across the State on Wednesday with religious reverence and solemnity to commemorate martyrdom of Imam Hussain, grandson of Prophet Mohammad.
Mourning processions, marked by self-flagellations, with a large number of Tazias and Alams (replicas of the tombs of the martyrs) were being taken out on the streets of major cities including Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Ujjain.
All India Muslim Teohar Committee (AIMTC) Chairman Ausaf Shahmiri Khurram said more than 900 Tazias and Alams were taken out on major streets before immersion.
Elaborate security arrangements were made at different places in the city as a precautionary measure and the event passed off peacefully with no report of any untoward incident from the state, police said.
Muslims of all sects solemnly observed Moharram (Yom-e-Aashurah), the 10th day of first Islamic month marking the martyrdom of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussain. like every year a grand procession was taken out under the aegis of AIMTC that included Alams, Tazias and Sawaris.
Main attractions of the procession were the large Tazias (replica shrine of Imam Hussain) of Mangalwara and Budhwara. The Tazias and Alams were immersed in the lower lake instead of Karbala Ghat on the banks of Upper lake. Some of the Tazias were buried at the Shirin Nadi near upper lake. However, for completing religious rituals Tazias were first taken to Karbala.
Small processions also started from Irani Imambara, P&T Colony, Qazi Camp, Imambara Fatehgarh Fire Brigade, Chola, Bhanpur, Gandhi Nagar and joined the main procession that passed through traditional path of the city and reach Karbala. Tazia, Savaria, and Akharas followed the procession.
On its way devotees welcomed the Tazia, Savaria, Akharas with flowers. Over 700 Tazias including that of Kinnar Samaj and Prajapati Samaj participated in the procession.
The Tazias are being taken out in Bhopal from the era of Begums. At those times both Hindu and Muslim rulers paid their respect and tributes to the martyrs of Karbala.