Old woman sitting on a bench in the bazaar, Central district, Tehran, Iran

Iranian shiite men covered in mud are beating themselves with iron chains during ashura, The day of the death of imam hussein, Kurdistan province, Bijar, Iran

Woman in front og the cloackroom at the shah-e-cheragh mausoleum, Fars province, Shiraz, Iran

Window at the saadabad palace, Shemiranat county, Tehran, Iran

The Investiture Of Narse In Naqsh-e Rustam Necropolis, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran

Little girl with henna painted hands, Hormozgan, Bandar-e kong, Iran

Old qajar house, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran

Detail of a wind tower used as a natural cooling system in iranian traditional architecture, Qeshm island, Laft, Iran

Jameh mosque minaret, Isfahan province, Nain, Iran

Man walking in the bazaar early in the morning, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran

Wind towers used as a natural cooling system in iranian traditional architecture, Yazd province, Yazd, Iran

An alam on ashura, The day of the death of imam hussein, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran

Iranian shiite muslim man beating himself with iron chains during muharram, Lorestan province, Khorramabad, Iran

Société anonyme iranienne de production automobile iranian car logo, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran

Traditional fountain in town, Ardakan county, Aqda, Iran

Sheikh lutfollah mosque standing on the eastern side of naghsh-i jahan square, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran

Anti american mural on the wall of the former american embassy, Shemiranat county, Tehran, Iran

Iranian shiite muslim men pray and gather around a bonfire after rubbing mud on their bodies during the Kharrah Mali ritual to mark the Ashura day, Lorestan Province, Khorramabad, Iran

Men dancing and playing sheep skin pipe bag during a wedding ceremony, Hormozgan, Kushkenar, Iran

Shiite banner for ashura celebration, Central county, Qom, Iran

Iranian shiite muslim woman mourning imam hussein on the day of tasua with her face covered by a veil, Lorestan province, Khorramabad, Iran

Men putting carpets for praying in the shrine of fatima al-masumeh, Qom province, Qom, Iran

men dancing during a wedding ceremony, Qeshm Island, Tabl , Iran

Iranian shiite muslim men gather around a bonfire after rubbing mud on their bodies during the kharrah mali ritual to mark the ashura ceremony, Lorestan province, Khorramabad, Iran

Women in white chadors during a traditional religious theatre called tazieh about imam hussein death in kerbala, Lorestan province, Khorramabad, Iran

Sheikh nimr al-nimr propaganda billboard in the street after his execution by saudi arabia, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran

Haj khalifeh ali rahbar sweets shop, Yazd province, Yazd, Iran

Old bandari sailor with hands on his face, Hormozgan, Bandar-e kong, Iran

Windtowers of traditional house, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran

Friday mosque panorama, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran

Equestrian victory of hormizd ii over king papak of armenia at naqsh-e rustam, Fars province, Shiraz, Iran

Iranian shiite muslim man kissing an old man who rubbed mud on his body during the kharrah mali ritual to mark the ashura ceremony, Lorestan province, Khorramabad, Iran

Iranian men playing chess in a park, Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran

A woman wearing a face mask to protect from h1n1 influenza in panjshambe bazar, Hormozgan, Minab, Iran

Portrait of an iranian woman wearing traditional floreal chador in zoroastrian village, Isfahan province, Abyaneh, Iran

A bandari woman wearing the traditional mask called the burqa on a market, Hormozgan, Bandar abbas, Iran

Portrait of iranian women wearing traditional floreal chadors in zoroastrian village, Isfahan province, Abyaneh, Iran

An imam teaching the koran to shiite muslim students in a coranic school, Golestan province, Karim ishan, Iran

Hasht behesht palace garden , Isfahan province, Isfahan, Iran

The pillars of nasir ol molk mosque with its beautiful colors, Fars province, Shiraz, Iran

Taylor billboard in the bazaar, Kermanshah, Iran

Smiling gypsy teenage girl, Central county, Kerman, Iran

Portrait of iranian shiite muslim women with their faces hidden by a veil mourning imam hussein on tasua during the chehel manbar ceremony one day before ashura, Lorestan province, Khorramaba

Shah abassi caravanserai, Bisotun, Iran

Inside The Old Bazaar, Tabriz, Iran

A man lights candles during chehel menbari festival on tasu'a day to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of imam hussein, Lorestan province, Khorramabad, Iran

The old citadel of arg-é bam, Kerman province, Bam, Iran

Stained glass window in aghazadeh mansion, Fars province, Abarkooh, Iran

A wooden nakhl in front of the three-storey hosseinieh , Yazd province, Yazd, Iran

Man crashing sugar in the bazaar, Sanandaj, Iran

The shah-e-cheragh mausoleum ceiling, Fars province, Shiraz, Iran

Iranian shiite men covered in mud are beating themselves with iron chains during ashura, The day of the death of imam hussein, Kurdistan province, Bijar, Iran

Woman with sunglasses in the shah-e-cheragh mausoleum, Fars province, Shiraz, Iran

Portrait of an iranian woman wearing traditional floreal chador in zoroastrian village, Isfahan province, Abyaneh, Iran

Achaemenian Royal Tombs In Naqsh-e Rustam Necropolis With Victory Of Bahram Ii Below, Fars Province, Shiraz, Iran

Iranian woman with her daughter, Central county, Kerman, Iran

Children In A Car, Kandovan, Iran

The stained glass windows of tabatabaei historical house, Isfahan province, Kashan, Iran

Mountain view, Paveh, Iran

Bas-relief depicting a persian guard, Fars province, Persepolis, Iran