Muharram rituals in Khorramabad

One other mourning ritual that is common among the Arab Neighborhoods or cities like Tehran (districts like Dolat Abad and Shahr-e-Rey), Qom, Mashhad, and Ardakan is Mash’al Gardani. Men carry a structure with torches installed on it and turn it around while holding it upon their shoulders. This religious ritual includes chanting of elegies and chest-beating. The sight of the flames and the rhythmic dance of their lights in the air while men spin them from above is spectacular in the darkness of the night.