Srinagar, July 7 -- Thousands of Shia mourners on Sunday took out an Ashura procession in the city here to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's (SAW) grandson Imam Hussain on the 10th day of Muharram.

The chest-beating and wailing mourners passed through the city roads, eulogising Hussain's sacrifice in the fight between good and evil.

Authorities had made adequate arrangements for ensuring an incident-free Muharram procession, the officials said.

Security forces were deployed all along the route while police and volunteers had set up stalls to distribute water among the mourners, they said.

The officials said doctors and paramedical staff were also deployed along the route to attend to any emergency.

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