That was then:
and this is now (well, yesterday actually):
I found the old photo at the top at the shaheedbh.com forum, along with two more old photos of ashura processions in Bahrain:
The photos don't have a date or location... can any of you make a guess as to when or where they might have been taken?
Also, do check out some similar old azza photos at Global Soul's blog here and here.
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