They traveled on foot from various directions towards Kalbara and descended to the shrine of Imam Hussein (AS) to commemorate the event.
According to Press TV, it offers free food, water, medical care and rest to pilgrims along routes, along thousands of madmen or volunteer service stations.
Arba’een March is one of the world’s largest annual religious congregations, and participants pay tribute to the third Shia Imam, the greatest icon of all time to fight injustice, oppression and tyranny.
Imam Hussein (AS) and his 72 companions martyred at the Battle of Karbara in southern Iraq in 680 AD, resisting the much larger army of Umayyadh rulers, the then Yazid tyranny.
According to the latest report, 5,291,005 pilgrims have crossed six border points with Iraq over the past three weeks in the Albain march.
Under the banner of “What’s Left in Albain,” Iranians who were unable to travel to Kalbala took part in the iconic Albain march of over 500 cities across the country.
In the capital, Tehran, they marched from Imam Hussein Square to the holy temple of Shah Abdul Azim Hasani in the town of Lei, south of the town. Approximately 2,200 horticultural activities were installed on the 13-kilometer route.
MNA