In Muharram this year, people in Kashmir were not able to take out traditional processions due to government restrictions. Many prominent Shia leaders, including Imran Ansari, are under detention along with hundreds of other political detenus. Under these circumstances, the procession taken out in Delhi by Kashmiri Shias took on a special significance.

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