BANKE: The Muslim community across the country is observing the Muharram festival today, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad.
As part of the tradition, devotees set up tazias—replicas of Imam Hussain’s tomb—outside their homes.
Mohammad Harun Halwai, Central President of the Nepal Muslim Ittehad Organization, said it is customary to place tazias during this sacred occasion, which falls in the first month of the Islamic calendar.
The tazias are crafted using materials such as bamboo and paper. These symbolic structures, once displayed for worship and remembrance, are later taken in procession and immersed in nearby ponds or lakes as part of the concluding ritual.
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