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A procession on the Seventh Day of Muharram in Kidderpore on Sunday. The Aalam and Dul-Dul procession is more than 100 years old. It was started by Prince Kamar Kader Mirza Md. Abid Ali Bahadur, the eldest son of King Wajid Ali Shah of Lucknow. The tradition has been kept alive by Sahebzadi Naseem Ara Begum and her three sons — Sahebzada Humayun Ali Mirza, Sahebzada Sikandar Ali Mirza and Sahebzada Shaheryaar Ali Mirza — who are direct descendants of Wajid Ali Shah. Pictures by Sanat Kr. Sinha

TT Bureau Published 10.10.16, 12:00 AM

A procession on the Seventh Day of Muharram in Kidderpore on Sunday. The Aalam and Dul-Dul procession is more than 100 years old. It was started by Prince Kamar Kader Mirza Md. Abid Ali Bahadur, the eldest son of King Wajid Ali Shah of Lucknow. The tradition has been kept alive by Sahebzadi Naseem Ara Begum and her three sons — Sahebzada Humayun Ali Mirza, Sahebzada Sikandar Ali Mirza and Sahebzada Shaheryaar Ali Mirza — who are direct descendants of Wajid Ali Shah. Pictures by Sanat Kr. Sinha

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