Every year, hundreds of thousands of Muslim devotees throng Delhi to hold the Arbaeen procession - a 10-kilometer march from Jama Masjid to Dargah Shah-e-Mardan.

Journalists Sidra Fatima and Syed Taqui Haider capture soft, symbolic appearance of the 2024 Arbaeen procession by turning their lenses on children during the march.

Muharram is the month when Shia Muslims mourn the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and his 72 companions in a one-sided battle against the might of the Umayyad forces. Ashura or the tenth day of Muharram is marked by processions across the world, as thousands dressed in black recite elegies, beating their chests and self-flagellating to signify the suffering of Imam Hussain.

Catch glimpses of the 2024 Ashura procession in Old Delhi through the lens of journalist Syed Ahmad Rufai in this photo-essay.