Jaipur, Mar 01 : A few miles from state capital Jaipur, is located the 16th-century Amer Fort, which has become a hot tourist destination for thousands of domestic and foreign visitors.
Lucknow, Feb 29 : Shi'ites in Lucknow observed the Chehlum festival to mark the end of the mourning period for Imam Hussein and other martyrs of the Battle of Karbala.
Maulana Kalbe Jawad a Shi'ite leader said that even 1400 years after the tragedy, Shi'ites observe the Chehlum ceremony with solemnity.
Security was tight during the procession, which stopped at various places to allow the devout to observe it with traditional fervour.