This year Muharram is likely to be a low-key affair amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Processions with Tazias are unlikely and several innovative self-regulation strategies are planned to limit the gathering of people inside the Imambaras to 50. Several Imambaras have planned entry on a 'first-come-first' basis while others will limit the number of entry tokens for the devout to 50.

An Imambara is a place or a building with a hall where people assemble for "Majlis" (mourning congregation) for Imam Hussain and the martyrs of Karbala.