Hyderabad's Bibi Ka Alam: A 200-Year-Old Muharram tradition

A somber atmosphere prevails at the Alaw e Bibi at Dabeerpura with thousands of people, mostly dressed in black attire, thronging the place to offer prayers at the Bibi ka Alam (standard of Bibi Fatima) installed here.

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The Bibi Ka Alam is installed every year on the first day of the Muharram month at the historic Ashoorkhana (place for holding mourning sessions) for almost a century. A host of dignitaries, cutting across religious and political affiliations,s visit the place to make offerings to the alam.