The procession began at Guru Bazar locality in the city and passed through Jehangir Chowk and Maulana Azad Road before culminating at Dalgate

Thousands of mourners assembled at Guru Bazar at 5.30 am as the authorities had granted a limited time window for the procession so that normal life would not be affected

The local traffic department issued an advisory for people residing on the route of the Muharram procession, the officials said

The Srinagar Municipal Corporation made arrangements for cleaning the roads and volunteers were seen offering water to the people taking part in the procession

This is the second consecutive year that the authorities here have allowed the Muharram procession to be taken out on the traditional route

the Shia Muslims in Mumbai are marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (a.s). During this month, 1400 years ago Imam Hussain and his family had reached Karbala, now a city in Iraq. Imam Hussain and his companions were martyred on the day of Ashura (the 10th day of Muharram) in Karbala by the Army of Yazid on his orders. Ashura this year will be marked on July 17