Muharram Preparations in Kashmir (Exclusive)

TEHRAN (ANA)- Following arrival of the of Muharram (one of the four sacred months, in which warfare is prohibited in Islam), painters and calligraphers are experiencing busy days preparing banners to be used in mourning rituals and streets in Shiite-dominated areas as martyrdom of Imam Hossein (grandson of the holy prophet of Islam). Muharram commemorations are being held in Kashmir where elegiac poets recite their poems about Imam Hossein (PBUH).