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Men decorate a model of shrine of Imam Husein with flowers during Ashura in Mumbai, India, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. Ashura, which falls on the 10th day of Muharram under the Islamic lunar calendar, is one of the most important holy days for Shiite Muslims. It marks the death of Islam's Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussein..Photo by Kuni Takahashi.