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A father holds his daughter's hand on the long walk to Karbala for a Shiite ceremony.
Hussein Kadhim / MCT
A sign on the outskirts of Baghdad states only 85 kilometers left to Karbala.
Hussein Kadhim / MCT
Thousands of Shiite pilgrims walk to Karbala on February 27, 2008, for Arbaeen, the commemoration of the 40th day after the death of Hussein, the prophet Mohammed's grandson.
Hussein Kadhim / MCT
A roadside tent is set up to serve pilgrims food and drinks on their long walk to the holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arbaeen.
Hussein Kadhim / MCT
Volunteers serve lentil soup to pilgrims as they make the trek to Karbala.
Hussein Kadhim / MCT
A father feeds his two-year-old daughter. The little girl can't walk and he plans to pray for her recovery in Karbala during the Shiite ceremony, Arbaeen.
Hussein Kadhim / MCT
A beggar on the side of the road reads Q'uran as he asks for help from passing pilgrims.
Hussein Kadhim / MCT
Tents with medical supplies supply passing pilgrims on their way to Karbala.
Hussein Kadhim / MCT
Men pound their chest in mourning in memory of Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Mohammed.
MCT
A makeshift tomb covered in an Iraqi flag represent the dead pilgrims killed in a suicide bombing on Sunday, February 24 that targeted Shiite pilgrims.
Hussein Kadhim / MCT
In Iskandiriyah a stroller is left from a bombing that killed up to 60 people on Sunday, February 24, 2008.
Hussein Kadhim / MCT
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